Thornleigh Camphill Communities Limited

Analysis

Thornleigh Camphill Communities Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00497029). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Thornleigh Camphill Communities Limited reported income of £4.3m and spending of £4.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £6.5m to £4.3m (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Thornleigh Camphill Communities Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads Care Kent (£4.3m), Southmead Development Trust (£4.3m) and Undershaw Education Trust (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £864k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 91 people.