Esteem

Analysis

Esteem is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ham Road. It was registered in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Esteem reported income of £543k and spending of £542k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £367k to £543k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Esteem sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age Concern Newbury and District (£543k), Purple Patch Arts (£544k) and Marrick Priory Trust Ltd (£543k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 3.2% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £294k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.