Thornage Hall Independent Living

Analysis

Thornage Hall Independent Living is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02152319). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thornage Hall Independent Living reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.6m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £3.1m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Thornage Hall Independent Living 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 Cintre (£3.1m), Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales (£3.1m) and The Royal Association for Deaf People (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, donations and legacies 17% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 60 people.