Guts

Analysis

Guts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in October 1993, 33 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Guts reported income of £317k and spending of £183k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £168k to £317k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 370%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Guts sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Phoenix Youth Centre (£317k), Finding Rhythms (£317k) and The Paul Lavelle Foundation (£317k).