The Blackmore Vale Charity

Analysis

The Blackmore Vale Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Blackmore Vale Charity reported income of £612k and spending of £487k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £368k to £612k (+66%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Blackmore Vale Charity sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British African Co-Operative Foundation (£611k), Ahlebait Foundation (£612k) and Foothold Cymru (£610k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 22%, trading 17% and investments 4.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £398k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.