Bags for Strife

Analysis

Bags for Strife is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bags for Strife reported income of £108k and spending of £68k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £51k to £108k (+112%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bags for Strife sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friendship Project (£108k), Friends of Meath School (£109k) and The Opening Doors Project (£108k).