Coeliac UK

Analysis

Coeliac UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in July 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03068044). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Coeliac UK reported income of £4.8m and spending of £5.1m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.6m to £4.8m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Coeliac UK sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Pathways Family Friendly Therapeutic Centre of Excellence (£4.8m), Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (£4.9m) and Jacob's Well Appeal (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 40%, trading 9.9% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.4m. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £158k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 63 people.