Fair Shot

Analysis

Fair Shot is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fair Shot reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £212k to £1.3m (+491%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 188%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Fair Shot sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakleaf Enterprise (£1.3m), Mid-Norfolk Mencap (£1.3m) and The Openwork Foundation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, donations and legacies 20% and trading 10%. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 8.5%. Reserves of £293k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.