Growing Space

Analysis

Growing Space is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mid Glamorgan. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03378760). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Growing Space reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.1m (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Growing Space sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society (£1.1m), The Maurice Wohl Charitable Foundation (£1.1m) and John Martin's Charity (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £539k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.