The Focus Foundation

Analysis

The Focus Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13131170). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Focus Foundation reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from January 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £852k to £1.7m (+94%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Focus Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Disability Resource Centre (£1.6m), Youth First Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£1.7m) and Headway Shropshire (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £155k. Reserves of £435k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.