Tinnitus UK

Analysis

Tinnitus UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 02709302). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tinnitus UK reported income of £649k and spending of £894k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £649k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Tinnitus UK sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Centre for Better Health Ltd (£649k), Oasis Community Hub: Hadley (£649k) and The Society of Mary and Martha (£649k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 27% and trading 5.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £180k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £174k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.