British Academy of Childhood Disability

Analysis

British Academy of Childhood Disability is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, British Academy of Childhood Disability reported income of £119k and spending of £77k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £68k to £119k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Academy of Childhood Disability sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicestershire and Rutland Freemasons' Charity (LRFC) (£119k), Downs Syndrome Diamond Foundation Limited (£119k) and Harold Wood Neighbourhood Centre (£119k).