Area 51 Education

Analysis

Area 51 Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06724508). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Area 51 Education reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.3m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Area 51 Education sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability Rights UK (£2.2m), Forest of Avon Trust (£2.3m) and Cambridge House and Talbot (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and trading 2.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £354k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 62 people.

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