Cystic Fibrosis Comfort Fund

Analysis

Cystic Fibrosis Comfort Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cystic Fibrosis Comfort Fund reported income of £70k and spending of £21k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £70k (+277%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 1177%. 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, Cystic Fibrosis Comfort Fund sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ruth and Lionel Jacobson Charitable Trust (Second Fund) No 2 (£70k), Dream Big Ghana Foundation (£70k) and Soroptimist International Foundation (£70k).