Disability Challengers

Analysis

Disability Challengers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04300724). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Disability Challengers reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.2m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Disability Challengers 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 Barnwood Trust (£3.2m), Step One Charity (£3.3m) and Wigan Link (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, donations and legacies 27% and trading 8.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,923. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £593k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 199 people.