The Island Project

Analysis

The Island Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in May 2007, 19 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 05924196). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The Island Project reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.8m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Island Project sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Notre Dame de France – Society of Mary (£1.5m), The Ehlers-Danlos Society (£1.6m) and Grantham and District Mencap Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £225k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.