Moorland Star

Analysis

Moorland Star is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Moorland Star reported income of £94k and spending of £89k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £135k to £94k (-31%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Moorland Star sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brainwave Independence Group (£94k), The Refai Foundation (UK) (£94k) and Truth Be Told: Storytelling for Life (£94k).