Making It Out CIO

Analysis

Making It Out CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portslade. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Making It Out CIO reported income of £207k and spending of £200k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £144k to £207k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 49%. 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, Making It Out CIO sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% 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 Borth Community Hub (£206k), The All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers of People with Learning Disabilities (£207k) and Rusper Village Hall CIO (£206k).