Parity for Disability

Analysis

Parity for Disability is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03584503). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Parity for Disability reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.9m (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Parity for Disability sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK York (£1.9m), Ark Resettlement Services (£1.9m) and The Carningli Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, trading 8.7%, donations and legacies 6.9% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £662k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.