Ability Bow

Analysis

Ability Bow is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05800086). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ability Bow reported income of £264k and spending of £264k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £352k to £264k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ability Bow sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lifegate Outreach Centre (£264k), Middleton Day Centre (£264k) and Alder Trust (£264k).