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Galactosaemia Support Group

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1020167SheffieldHealth and saving lives
Income£40k2025-03-31
Spending£27ksame year
Spent / received90%5-year average
Size in its cause49th pctHealth and saving lives
Registered1993Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Galactosaemia Support Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Galactosaemia Support Group reported income of £40k and spending of £27k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £40k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Galactosaemia Support Group sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Meeting Place, Westbourne (£40k), The John Mason Family Trust (£40k) and Top Barn Trust (£40k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.

Income and spending

£0£10k£20k£30k£40k2021 Income: £18,6582021 Spending: £18,96920212022 Income: £20,6782022 Spending: £20,49820222023 Income: £23,4322023 Spending: £22,73520232024 Income: £19,6292024 Spending: £21,89320242025 Income: £40,4032025 Spending: £26,5992025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Principal objectives: to alleviate the suffering and promote the relief and care of persons suffering from the metabolic disease known as "Galactosaemia", to advance education concerning this disease and to engage in any charitable activities which may lessen the suffering of such people and ancillary thereto, to protect and preserve the health of their families, friends and carers.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Meeting Place, WestbourneWest Sussex£40k
The John Mason Family TrustChester£40k
Top Barn TrustWorcester£40k
Rainbow Fund for South AfricaSurrey£40k