Phab Life

Analysis

Phab Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Phab Life reported income of £18k and spending of £29k, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £88k to £18k (-79%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Phab Life sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parent Action Group for Special Play (£18k), The Rosen Charitable Trust (£18k) and Halliwick Association of Swimming Therapy (£18k).

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.