Access to Business

Analysis

Access to Business is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05084674). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Access to Business reported income of £670k and spending of £660k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £725k to £670k (-7.7%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Access to Business sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talent Beyond Boundaries UK (£670k), Richard Shephard Music Foundation (£671k) and Hillingdon Autistic Care & Support Limited (£669k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £368k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.