Space

Analysis

Space is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Space reported income of £987k and spending of £1.0m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £154k to £987k (+540%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Space sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veterans Association (£986k), The Torch Trust for the Blind (£987k) and Ambition, Aspire, Achieve (£986k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 8.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £259k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.