Viva!

Analysis

Viva! is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Viva! reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.8m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Viva! sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lady Nuffield Home (£1.8m), Barking & Dagenham Youth Zone (£1.8m) and Beaumond House Community Hospice (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, trading 5.6% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £732k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.9%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.