Ambient Support Limited

Analysis

Ambient Support Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07211819). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Ambient Support Limited reported income of £37.3m and spending of £40.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £36.9m to £37.3m (+0.9%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ambient Support Limited sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bournville Village Trust (£37.0m), Dimensions Somerset Sev Limited (£39.7m) and North East Autism Society (£36.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,032 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.