Cintre

Analysis

Cintre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol, United Kingdom. It was registered in July 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01495257). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cintre reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.8m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £3.1m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Cintre sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Association for Deaf People (£3.1m), Thornage Hall Independent Living (£3.1m) and Enhanceable (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £751k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 76 people.