Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Analysis

Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hayle. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07436153). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £809k to £2.5m (+215%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 162%. 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, Disability Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nutley Hall (£2.5m), Thorner's Homes (£2.6m) and Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 14% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £980k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 80 people.