Where Next Association

Analysis

Where Next Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redditch. It was registered in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01816907). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Where Next Association reported income of £753k and spending of £759k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £772k to £753k (-2.5%), an average of -0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Where Next Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vocaleyes (£752k), Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration) (£753k) and Dover Outreach Centre (£750k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72%, donations and legacies 24% and trading 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £549k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

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.