United Response

Analysis

United Response is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in October 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01133776). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, United Response reported income of £106.7m and spending of £108.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £96.9m to £106.7m (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, United Response sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Autistic Society (£102.0m), Leonard Cheshire Disability (£141.2m) and Thera Trust (£101.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £64k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £16.7m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3,358 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.