Berkshire Healthcare Charity

Analysis

Berkshire Healthcare Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Berkshire Healthcare Charity reported income of £641k and spending of £73k, leaving 89% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £279k to £641k (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 389%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Berkshire Healthcare Charity sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drop Zone Youth Projects (£641k), Westminster Methodist Circuit (£641k) and Stockport Womens Centre (£641k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 7.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £55k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £505k would cover about 66 months of spending at that rate.