Ownership at Work

Analysis

Ownership at Work is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in January 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01874856). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ownership at Work reported income of £57k and spending of £63k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £55k to £57k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ownership at Work sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hythe School Fund (£57k), The Shollond Trust (£57k) and Lasallian Projects (£57k).

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.