Overeaters Anonymous Great Britain [oagb]

Analysis

Overeaters Anonymous Great Britain [oagb] is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1996, 30 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03266580). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Overeaters Anonymous Great Britain [oagb] reported income of £41k and spending of £60k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £96k to £41k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Overeaters Anonymous Great Britain [oagb] sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope's Place (£41k), The Paula Carr Charitable Trust (£41k) and The Hull Aid in Sickness Trust (£41k).