Cardiac Risk in the Young

Analysis

Cardiac Risk in the Young is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 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 03052985). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Cardiac Risk in the Young reported income of £5.0m and spending of £4.4m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £5.0m (+164%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cardiac Risk in the Young 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 Women for Women International (UK) (£5.0m), The British Kidney Patient Association (£5.0m) and The Said Foundation (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, charitable activities 13% and investments 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £89k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £902k. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 99 people.