Holding Space

Analysis

Holding Space is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in May 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, 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 June 2025, Holding Space reported income of £102k and spending of £92k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2025, income grew from £71k to £102k (+43%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Holding Space sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toureen Divine Mercy (£102k), Allerdale Disability Association (£102k) and North Wales Africa Society (£101k).