Social Action for Health

Analysis

Social Action for Health is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02954744). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Social Action for Health reported income of £361k and spending of £366k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £960k to £361k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Social Action for Health sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Frederick Arthur Alford Charitable Trust (£361k), Demand Design and Manufacture for Disability (£361k) and The British Endodontic Society (£361k).