Frontiers

Analysis

Frontiers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02585745). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Frontiers reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.0m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.9m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Frontiers 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 Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust (£1.9m), GMDN Agency (£1.9m) and Cancercare (North Lancashire & South Cumbria) (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 1.2%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £875k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 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.