Ups and Downs

Analysis

Ups and Downs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Ups and Downs reported income of £78k and spending of £57k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £45k to £78k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ups and Downs sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Community Church (£78k), Rotary in Harpenden CIO (£78k) and Trinity Life Church, Royston (£78k).