Place2be

Analysis

Place2be is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02876150). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Place2be reported income of £28.9m and spending of £27.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19.3m to £28.9m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Place2be sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Everybody Health & Leisure (£28.7m), The Royal Air Forces Association - Corporate Body (£29.0m) and The Pears Family Charitable Foundation (£28.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51% and donations and legacies 47%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.9%. Reserves of £8.8m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 752 people.