Lifearc

Analysis

Lifearc is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02698321). It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lifearc reported income of £86.7m and spending of £108.6m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17.9m to £86.7m (+385%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 641%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Lifearc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance (£83.9m), We Are With You (£87.0m) and Magenta Living (£82.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and investments 13%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33.5m. Reserves of £1.70bn would cover about 185 months of spending at that rate. It employed 368 people.