English Federation of Disability Sport

Analysis

English Federation of Disability Sport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Loughborough. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03627630). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, English Federation of Disability Sport reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.0m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, English Federation of Disability Sport 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watford Fc's Community Sports & Education Trust (£3.0m), Bayis Sheli Ltd (£3.0m) and Landau Limited (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, trading 4.2% and donations and legacies 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £30k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £538k. Reserves of £598k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.