Amaze

Analysis

Amaze is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03818021). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Amaze reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.8m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Amaze 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 Brent Mencap (£1.8m), Chance for Childhood (£1.8m) and Yorkshire Children's Charity (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and donations and legacies 17%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £698k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 68 people.