The Earley Charity

Analysis

The Earley Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Earley Charity reported income of £235k and spending of £1.1m, spending 460% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £283k to £235k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 295% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Earley Charity sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croydon Accessible Transport (£234k), Shepway Citizens Advice Bureau (£235k) and Waves Music Therapy (£234k).