Project 229

Analysis

Project 229 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Project 229 reported income of £205k and spending of £227k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £165k to £205k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. 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, Project 229 sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steelbacks Foundation (£205k), The Kaufman Charitable Trust (£205k) and British Cochlear Implant Group CIO (£205k).