Southwark Disablement Association

Analysis

Southwark Disablement Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02350180). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southwark Disablement Association reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Southwark Disablement Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hopestead (£1.5m), Community Outreach (£1.5m) and Swansea City AFC Foundation (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 6.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £122k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 65 people.