Balance (Support) CIO

Analysis

Balance (Support) CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability 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 March 2025, Balance (Support) CIO reported income of £4.1m and spending of £3.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £4.1m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Balance (Support) CIO 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 Petty Pool (£4.1m), Lively Minds (£4.1m) and Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Limited (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £612k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 86 people.