The Joseph Cox Charity

Analysis

The Joseph Cox Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13877812). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Joseph Cox Charity reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from January 2023 to September 2025, income grew from £410k to £2.1m (+405%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Joseph Cox Charity sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Darlington Association on Disability (£2.1m), Citizens Advice West Northamptonshire and Cherwell (£2.1m) and The Medway League of Friends (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £54k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.