The Big Communitea

Analysis

The Big Communitea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The Big Communitea reported income of £226k and spending of £281k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £61k to £226k (+268%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Big Communitea sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BRCK Foundation (£226k), The Huffaz Network (£226k) and Sir Gareth Edwards Cancer Charity (£226k).