Viewpoint

Analysis

Viewpoint is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in December 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Viewpoint reported income of £323k and spending of £324k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £242k to £323k (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Viewpoint sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amen Church of Christ (£323k), Birkheads Wild CIO (£323k) and West Midlands Police Benevolent Fund (£323k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.