Improving Lives Plymouth

Analysis

Improving Lives Plymouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02610208). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Improving Lives Plymouth reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.4m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Improving Lives Plymouth sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include College of St Barnabas (£2.4m), Health for All (Leeds) Ltd (£2.4m) and Medical Detection Dogs (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 72 people.