Spadework Limited

Analysis

Spadework Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01820460). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Spadework Limited reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.9m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. 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, Spadework Limited 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 Seren Ffestiniog Cyf. (£2.8m), Eastbourne and District Mencap Limited (£2.9m) and Alice Roughton Foundation (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55%, charitable activities 36% and donations and legacies 9.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. Reserves of £209k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 81 people.