Aspire ( Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration )

Analysis

Aspire ( Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration ) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanmore. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03744357). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Aspire ( Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration ) reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £3.9m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aspire ( Association for Spinal Injury Research Rehabilitation and Reintegration ) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 The Seafarers' Charity (King George's Fund for Sailors) (£3.9m), Community Foundation for Surrey (£4.0m) and The Citizens Foundation (UK) (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 49%, trading 24% and donations and legacies 24%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,193. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 111 people.