Body and Soul

Analysis

Body and Soul 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, the advancement of health or saving of lives and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03245543). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Body and Soul reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.5m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Body and Soul sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Mencap (£1.5m), Friends of the William Harvey Hospital (£1.5m) and Children in Wales-Plant Yng Nghymru (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49% and charitable activities 43%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £298k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.