Full of Life

Analysis

Full of Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2008, 18 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 06643013). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Full of Life reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £830k to £1.1m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Full of Life sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turning the Red Lights Green (£1.1m), Wildgoose Rural Training (£1.1m) and People Matters (West Yorkshire) (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 5.4% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £746k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.