Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide

Analysis

Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in August 1998, 28 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 03555482). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide reported income of £5.3m and spending of £6.9m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £5.3m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide 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 Dreamchasing (£5.3m), Near East Foundation UK (£5.3m) and The Puri Foundation (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 39%, donations and legacies 32% and trading 28%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £110k. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Reserves of £969k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 124 people.