Birds of Paradise Foundation

Analysis

Birds of Paradise Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birds of Paradise Foundation reported income of £12k and spending of £11k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £15k to £12k (-18%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 58%. 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, Birds of Paradise Foundation sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shaftesbury Youth Club (£12k), The Mason Samaritan Fund (£12k) and L.i.o.n. Outreach UK Ltd (£12k).