Soundabout

Analysis

Soundabout is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05023067). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Soundabout reported income of £532k and spending of £489k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £411k to £532k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. 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, Soundabout sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shropshire Football Association Limited (£532k), The Great Mission (£534k) and Nene Rivers Trust CIO (£532k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, trading 17% and donations and legacies 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.3%. Reserves of £68k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.