The Back-Up Trust

Analysis

The Back-Up Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03596996). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Back-Up Trust reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.1m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.6m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Back-Up Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darlington and District Hospice Movement (£3.6m), Mencap in Kirklees (£3.6m) and Vision Homes Association (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 37%, charitable activities 36%, trading 26% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £983k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.