Sliding Doors

Analysis

Sliding Doors is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sliding Doors reported income of £98k and spending of £125k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £93k to £98k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sliding Doors sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Autism Forward CIO (£98k), Leigh Film Society C.i.o. (£98k) and The Harrington Youth Club (£98k).

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.