Growing Different

Analysis

Growing Different is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Growing Different reported income of £41k and spending of £34k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £804 to £41k (+4953%), an average of +270% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 19065%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Growing Different sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moldova and Beyond (£41k), Christian Deaf Link UK (£41k) and Mission Possible - Nairobi (£41k).