Surrey Independent Living Charity

Analysis

Surrey Independent Living Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Surrey Independent Living Charity reported income of £639k and spending of £627k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £480k to £639k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Surrey Independent Living Charity sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Babulilm Foundation UK (£639k), Youth Engagement Programme (£640k) and Southern Voices For Global Development (£638k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £452k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.