Changing Faces

Analysis

Changing Faces is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02710440). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Changing Faces reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £1.3m (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Changing Faces sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Discovery and Recovery Services (£1.3m), Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre (North Wales) (£1.3m) and Encephalitis International (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 39% and charitable activities 7.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £14k. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 26%. Reserves of £309k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.