Accounts
Disability Debrief is published through a pay-what-you-can model. It is funded by the readers and organisations that read it, through grants, subscriptions and crowdfunding.
This support means that I, Peter, can work on the Debrief full-time, commission writers and illustrators from around the world, and pay other expenses related to running an independent media platform.
I run Disability Debrief as a freelancer, and am registered as a sole trader in the United Kingdom. Some grants and donations are received through fiscal sponsorship from the Center of Inclusive Policy.
The UK tax year runs from April to April.
Accounts 2025-2026
Summary of accounts, on a cash basis, from 6th April 2025 to 5th April 2026.
The revenue and expenses for this year were both £106,659.
See also the annual review of this year.
Revenue
The total revenue was £106,659. Organisations that partner or subscribe to the Debrief made up 73% of the revenue. A further 27% came from individual reader support.
Partnerships: 68,246 (64%). These include:
- Ford Foundation: £33,709 (32%)
- Robert Bosch Stiftung: £16,977 (16%)
Crowdfunding and gifts: 28,444 (27%).
Subscriptions from organisations: £9,970 (9%).
Compared with the previous year, partnership revenue had a 17% increase, crowdfunding and gifts a 24% increase, and subscriptions from organisations a 4% decrease.
The grants from Ford Foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung and donation from K. Li and other donations are received through fiscal sponsorship from Center for Inclusive Policy.
Expenses
The total expense was also £106,659.
The largest expense was for my time as editor. My take home is a 6% increase on the previous year, although as a percent of total expenses is a decrease of seven percentage points. I’m self-employed, so this covers my time, expenses of working from home, pension contributions, etc.
Editor: £67,563 (63%).
Commissioned reporting and art: £15,174 (14%)
Editing/consulting: £11,362 (11%).
Licensing photo rights: £4,408 (4%)
Hosting, IT and web development: £3,237 (3%)
Disability media grants and subscriptions: £1,943 (2%)
Other costs, bank fess, accounting, insurance, etc: £1,882. (2%)
Travel, international and local: £1,087 (1%).
These accounts do not include expenses made for a personal assistant accompanying travel to Vienna; these are due to be reimbursed by the UK's Access to work programme.
Accounts from previous years
See also accounts from: