Calico Enterprise Limited
Analysis
Calico Enterprise Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in August 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06329047). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Calico Enterprise Limited reported income of £7.6m and spending of £7.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.4m to £7.6m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Calico Enterprise Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Activenewham (£7.6m), Ormiston Families (£7.7m) and R National Realisations (2024) (£7.6m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 130 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve the charitable need of people with disabilities, ill health or in necessitous circumstances by the provision of support services to enable them to live in the community. The advancement of education, training and the relief of unemployment of people who are unemployed, low paid, low skilled or have no skills.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Activenewham | London | £7.6m |
| Ormiston Families | Suffolk | £7.7m |
| R National Realisations (2024) | London | £7.6m |
| Tetbury Hospital Trust | Tetbury | £7.7m |