Gamcare

Analysis

Gamcare is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1997, 29 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 03297914). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Gamcare reported income of £19.9m and spending of £14.8m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £15.8m to £19.9m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gamcare sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delapage Limited (£19.7m), St Peter's Hospice (£20.0m) and The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales (£19.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77%, donations and legacies 21% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £155k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £832k. Reserves of £16.0m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 229 people.