Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd.

Analysis

Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11901504). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd. reported income of £6.0m and spending of £5.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £6.0m (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Skills for Independence and Employability Ltd. sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action for Blind People (£5.9m), Zetetick Housing (£6.0m) and Vision Enhancement Services (£5.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70% and donations and legacies 29%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 74 people.