Empowering Futures
Analysis
Empowering Futures is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Empowering Futures reported income of £318k and spending of £293k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £77k to £318k (+312%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 196%. 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, Empowering Futures sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breaking Barriers Building Bridges (£318k), Changing Our Lives Ltd (£318k) and Bensham Grove Community Centre (£317k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
For the public benefit, to set out to fill gaps delivered by other organisations to perceived isolated, unemployable and/or disabled people by offering and/or providing assistance to find employment. To enable and match low skilled people to meaningful activities and responsibilities which allow their individual growth in line with their individual capability to enable them to escape exclusion
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Breaking Barriers Building Bridges | Nottingham | £318k |
| Changing Our Lives Ltd | Sheffield | £318k |
| Bensham Grove Community Centre | Gateshead | £317k |
| Twocan Inclusive Theatre Company Limited | Gloucestershire | £318k |