Tapping House

Analysis

Tapping House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03185605). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tapping House reported income of £6.5m and spending of £5.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £6.5m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Tapping House sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Missio (£6.5m), Oxford Hospitals Charity (£6.5m) and Newbury and Thatcham Hospital Building Trust (£6.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 42%, donations and legacies 33% and charitable activities 24%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.1m. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 143 people.