Accounts
Disability Debrief receives funding from grants, subscriptions and crowdfunding.
The main expense is covering my time, and then payments for contributors and online services.
I am registered as a sole trader in the United Kingdom. The UK financial year starts in April.
Summary of accounts 2024-2025
Summary of accounts, on a cash basis, from 6th April 2024 to 5th April 2025. Updated 20th May 2025.
Total income and expenses were £91,395.32.
Income
Organisations that partner or subscribe to the Debrief made up 75% of the income. A further 25% came from individual reader support.
Funders making up 10% or more of the annual income are named.
Partnerships: £58,092.68 (64%). These include:
- Sightsavers, £18,000 (20%)
- Ford Foundation, £15,174 (17%)
Crowdfunding and gifts: £22,909.22 (25%). This includes:
- K. Li, £8,970.22 (10%)
Subscriptions (from organisations): £10,393.42 (11%)
Total income: £91,395.32
The grant from Ford Foundation, donation from K. Li and other donations are received through fiscal sponsorship from Center for Inclusive Policy.
Expenses
The largest expense of the Debrief is me, the Editor.
My take home was 7% more than last year, but overall a smaller proportion of the expenses. I’m self-employed, so this covers my time, expenses of working from home, pension contributions, etc.
Editor: £64,005.87 (70%).
Commissioned reporting and art: £12,300.91 (13%)
Editing/consulting support: £6,985.32 (8%)
Hosting, IT, and web development: £2,642.54 (3%)
Disability media grants and subscriptions: £1,621.64 (2%)
Travel, international and local: £1,365.68 (1%)
Other costs, bank fees, insurance, photo rights, etc: £2,473.4 (3%)
Total expenses: £91,395.32
These accounts do not include expenses made for a personal assistant accompanying travel to Berlin; these are due to be reimbursed by the UK's Access to work programme.
Previously
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