Turning the Red Lights Green

Analysis

Turning the Red Lights Green is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in December 2005, 21 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 05485413). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Turning the Red Lights Green reported income of £1.1m and spending of £980k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £666k to £1.1m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. 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, Turning the Red Lights Green sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People Matters (West Yorkshire) (£1.1m), Full of Life (£1.1m) and The Kays Foundation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84% and donations and legacies 16%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £69k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.