The Gathering Place

Analysis

The Gathering Place is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Glamorgan. It was registered in May 2020, 6 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Gathering Place reported income of £54k and spending of £48k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £35k to £54k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Gathering Place sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rotary Club of Bewdley Charitable Trust (£54k), Wra Charitable Trust (£54k) and Exeter Dispensary Charity (£54k).