British Sleep Society

Analysis

British Sleep Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lichfield. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, British Sleep Society reported income of £37k and spending of £96k, spending 262% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £37k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 622%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Sleep Society sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harris Charitable Trust (£37k), Al Abrar Academy Limited (£37k) and Holistic Wellness Community (£37k).