Equality and Inclusion Partnership (Equip)

Analysis

Equality and Inclusion Partnership (Equip) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugby. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Equality and Inclusion Partnership (Equip) reported income of £205k and spending of £229k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £279k to £205k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Equality and Inclusion Partnership (Equip) sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunrise Diversity (£200k), Bridging the Bar (£208k) and Caribbean Social Forum (£199k).