Claire House

Analysis

Claire House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02620240). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Claire House reported income of £10.9m and spending of £12.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.7m to £10.9m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Claire House sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sally Ann Raven Foundation (£10.9m), Paul Strickland Scanner Centre (£10.9m) and The Leonardo Trust (£10.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, trading 39%, charitable activities 8.9% and investments 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £378k. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £15.3m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 232 people.