Dewis Centre for Independent Living

Analysis

Dewis Centre for Independent Living is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pontypridd. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03179464). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dewis Centre for Independent Living reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.1m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dewis Centre for Independent Living sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Oxfordshire Crossroads (£2.1m), The Food Museum (£2.1m) and Age Cymru Dyfed (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.