Catchinglives

Analysis

Catchinglives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02719436). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Catchinglives reported income of £485k and spending of £611k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £549k to £485k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Catchinglives sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Ways (£485k), Mercy Beyond Limited (£485k) and Margaret Pyke Trust (£485k).