Selfa

Analysis

Selfa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Skipton. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, 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 2026, Selfa reported income of £591k and spending of £560k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £363k to £591k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Selfa sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boccia England Limited (£591k), Critical Support (£592k) and Millennium Stadium Charitable Trust (£591k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95%, investments 3.3% and trading 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £493k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.