Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Limited

Analysis

Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blyth. It was registered in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03336710). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Limited reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.0m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Blyth Valley Disabled Forum Limited 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 Circles Network (£3.0m), Access Sport CIO (£3.1m) and The Sue Kilpatrick Foundation (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.