Northcare Charity

Analysis

Northcare Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in September 1995, 31 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northcare Charity reported income of £1.2m and spending of £894k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £718k to £1.2m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Northcare Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tendring Community Voluntary Services (£1.2m), Aurora Foundation (£1.2m) and Going for Bust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and investments 14%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £639k. Charitable activities took 40% of spending and raising funds 60%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate.