Olive Bearers

Analysis

Olive Bearers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Paignton. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Olive Bearers reported income of £43k and spending of £43k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £41k to £43k (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Olive Bearers sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wealden Sailability (£43k), North Bushey Free Church (Baptist) (£43k) and Rufford Village Hall (£43k).