String of Pearls

Analysis

String of Pearls is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, String of Pearls reported income of £599k and spending of £663k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £676k to £599k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, String of Pearls 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 Sky High Trampoline Gymnastics Academy (£598k), Bedfordshire Opportunities for Learning Disabilities Ltd (£599k) and Welsh Dance Theatre Trust Limited (£598k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £496k. Reserves of £155k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.