Asist

Analysis

Asist is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke on Trent. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03068125). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Asist reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £764k to £1.4m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Asist sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (£1.4m), Groundwater Relief (£1.4m) and James Hirons (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £754k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.