Handicap International UK

Analysis

Handicap International UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2000, 26 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 04010383). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Handicap International UK reported income of £8.4m and spending of £8.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £10.3m to £8.4m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Handicap International UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rotherham Hospice Trust (£8.4m), Healthcare Financial Management Association (£8.4m) and Restless Development (£8.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69% and donations and legacies 29%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,004. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £374k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.