Worth Abbey

Analysis

Worth Abbey is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crawley. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04475556). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Worth Abbey reported income of £27.1m and spending of £26.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15.5m to £27.1m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Worth Abbey sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skills for Care Ltd (£26.1m), The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (£27.7m) and The Wilf Ward Family Trust (£25.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 2.8% and trading 2.8%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £93k. It employed 327 people.