Physionet Foundation CIO
Analysis
Physionet Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Physionet Foundation CIO reported income of £163k and spending of £164k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £92k to £163k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Physionet Foundation CIO sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ansaar (£163k), The Richard Harris Charitable Trust (£163k) and Snowdonia Donkeys (£163k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The collection and restoration of unwanted wheelchairs and other disability equipment that would otherwise go to landfill and the dispatch thereof to developing countries for the use of appropiate people who would otherwise be uable to obtain such equipment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ansaar | Leicestershire | £163k |
| The Richard Harris Charitable Trust | London | £163k |
| Snowdonia Donkeys | Gwynedd | £163k |
| Southern Africa Literature Trust | County Down | £163k |