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Organisation of Culture and Character

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1184503LutonDisability
Income£1.5m2025-07-30
Spending£743ksame year
Spent / received43%5-year average
Size in its cause94th pctDisability
Registered2019CIO
Employees3latest return

Analysis

Organisation of Culture and Character is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Organisation of Culture and Character reported income of £1.5m and spending of £743k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £223k to £1.5m (+565%), an average of +61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 410%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Organisation of Culture and Character sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (£1.5m), Hijinx Theatre (£1.5m) and The Muriel and Gershon Coren Charitable Foundation (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 71%. It employed 3 people.

Income and spending

£0£396k£792k£1.2m£1.6m2021 Income: £223,1742021 Spending: £131,94420212022 Income: £279,5522022 Spending: £212,76820222023 Income: £1,426,8612023 Spending: £434,29720232024 Income: £1,583,5222024 Spending: £614,76320242025 Income: £1,484,2612025 Spending: £743,2992025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 62%
  • Other 38%

In the charity's own words

Providing resources for young people living in Luton by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activitiesAdvancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individualsAdvancing education;

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Research Institute for Disabled ConsumersLondon£1.5m
Hijinx TheatreCardiff£1.5m
The Muriel and Gershon Coren Charitable FoundationEdgware£1.5m
Walesby ForestNewark£1.5m