Raphael Centre

Analysis

Raphael Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02629063). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Raphael Centre reported income of £503k and spending of £430k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £329k to £503k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Raphael Centre 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 Iyimv (£502k), Voluntary Action Islington Limited (£503k) and The Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (£502k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £70k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.