The British Polio Fellowship

Analysis

The British Polio Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05294321). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The British Polio Fellowship reported income of £440k and spending of £659k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £888k to £440k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The British Polio Fellowship sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living with Equal Opportunities Ltd (£440k), Evolve Recovery Homes (£440k) and MPM Charitable Trust (£440k).