Mind the Gap

Analysis

Mind the Gap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02348556). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mind the Gap reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £1.1m (-23%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Mind the Gap sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wandsworth Community Transport (£1.1m), Revive Darul Arqam (£1.1m) and Bridgend County Borough Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £335k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.