Qe2 Activity Centre

Analysis

Qe2 Activity Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Qe2 Activity Centre reported income of £724k and spending of £648k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £342k to £724k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Qe2 Activity Centre sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zlotchiv (£724k), Redbridge Foodbank (£724k) and Bath Area Play Project (£723k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%, investments 1.2% and charitable activities 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £324k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.