Empower and Evolve

Analysis

Empower and Evolve is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in February 2018, 8 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 July 2025, Empower and Evolve reported income of £48k and spending of £30k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £40k to £48k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Empower and Evolve sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leisure for Autism (£48k), SEAS All Afloat (£48k) and Wigan, Leigh and District Society for the Blind (£48k).