Standout Programmes

Analysis

Standout Programmes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11257739). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Standout Programmes reported income of £953k and spending of £999k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £429k to £953k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Standout Programmes 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ipswich and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£952k), The Thomley Hall Centre Limited (£954k) and Brownhills Community Association Limited (£952k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £274k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.