R21

Analysis

R21 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedlington. It was registered in September 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 March 2025, R21 reported income of £133k and spending of £129k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £7,783 to £133k (+1614%), an average of +158% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 227%. 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, R21 sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Everard Foundation (£133k), Howden AFC (£134k) and Active Regen Community Foundation Ltd (£133k).