Intelligence Corps Association
Analysis
Intelligence Corps Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shefford. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Intelligence Corps Association reported income of £566k and spending of £607k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £599k to £566k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Intelligence Corps Association sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited (£565k), Deafness Resource Centre Limited (£566k) and Warwickshire Association for the Blind (£565k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%, investments 10% and trading 6.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £11k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 80%
- Legacies 2.0%
- Trading 6.8%
- Investments 10%
- Other 1.3%
In the charity's own words
To promote the well-being & efficiency of the Intelligence Corps by fostering esprit de corps and maintaining contact between past and present members. To educate in the role, history, traditions and ethos of the Corps. To provide relief to qualifying beneficiaries. To commemorate and remember those members, or former members, who have lost their lives or suffered injury in service to the public.
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited | Leicester | £565k |
| Deafness Resource Centre Limited | St Helens | £566k |
| Warwickshire Association for the Blind | Warwick | £565k |
| The Salespeople's Charity | Lincoln | £566k |