Ryedale Special Families

Analysis

Ryedale Special Families is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2017, 9 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ryedale Special Families reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.0m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £691k to £1.5m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ryedale Special Families sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merton Community Transport (£1.5m), The Muriel and Gershon Coren Charitable Foundation (£1.5m) and Community Outreach (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £173k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.