Taking Part

Analysis

Taking Part is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04362948). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Taking Part reported income of £245k and spending of £261k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £188k to £245k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Taking Part sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smart Works Reading (£245k), British quality care foundation (£245k) and East Yorkshire Foodbank (£244k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.