Become Charity

Analysis

Become Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02700693). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Become Charity reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £2.0m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Become Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Service Six (£2.0m), inHope (Bristol) Limited (£2.0m) and Food Foundation (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 55%, donations and legacies 39% and trading 5.5%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 25%. Reserves of £921k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.