Take Heart

Analysis

Take Heart is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Take Heart reported income of £133k and spending of £552k, spending 415% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £404k to £133k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Take Heart sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nip in the Bud (£133k), Acts of Kindness Collective (£133k) and The Double 'o' Charity Limited (£133k).