Broadland Meridian

Analysis

Broadland Meridian is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01847453). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Broadland Meridian reported income of £31k and spending of £31k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,123 to £31k (+1353%), an average of +95% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1064%. Over the whole period it spent 512% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Broadland Meridian sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Support for New Life (£31k), The Nalder Trust (£31k) and Realife Trust (£31k).

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.