Blackburn Ragged School

Analysis

Blackburn Ragged School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blackburn Ragged School reported income of £39k and spending of £30k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £72k to £39k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Blackburn Ragged School 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 Dereham Aid Centre (£39k), The Michael Gardner Trust (£39k) and Rbkares (£39k).