Blessing in Disguise
Analysis
Blessing in Disguise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater Manchester. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08790053). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Blessing in Disguise reported income of £88k and spending of £89k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £106k to £88k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Blessing in Disguise sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartwize (£88k), Ebenezer Trust (£88k) and Carramea (£88k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
PROVISION OF SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT AND ACTIVITIES TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK WHO ARE DISABLED, HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR TERMINALLY ILL, AND THEIR PARENTS OR CARERS, ENABLING THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL, INCREASE INDEPENDENCE AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE BY THE PROVISION OF RESPITE, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES OTHER SERVICES OR SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THEIR NEED
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Heartwize | Lutterworth | £88k |
| Ebenezer Trust | Ingatestone | £88k |
| Carramea | Harrow | £88k |
| Gloucestershire Eye Therapy Trust | Gloucestershire | £88k |