Jisc

Analysis

Jisc is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05747339). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Jisc reported income of £150.7m and spending of £165.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £195.8m to £150.7m (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Jisc 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 Leonard Cheshire Disability (£141.2m), Action for Children (£163.4m) and United Response (£106.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, trading 36% and charitable activities 18%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £133.8m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,382 people.