Distributing Universal Aid

Analysis

Distributing Universal Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Distributing Universal Aid reported income of £20k and spending of £17k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £3,390 to £20k (+485%), an average of +142% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 712%. 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, Distributing Universal Aid sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Barry Beavers Swimming Club for the Disabled (£20k), All Nations Catholic Charismatic Group (£20k) and Deafroots (£20k).