Raise Limited

Analysis

Raise Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03854479). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Raise Limited reported income of £635k and spending of £535k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £712k to £635k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 18%. 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, Raise Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkshire County Blind Society (£634k), Sutton Mental Health Foundation Charity Company (£635k) and The Junction Church (£634k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £216k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.