Cry in the Dark

Analysis

Cry in the Dark is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Cry in the Dark reported income of £326k and spending of £244k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £215k to £326k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cry in the Dark sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hessle Road Network (£326k), Sheffield Flourish (£326k) and The Cancer Treatment and Research Trust CIO (£326k).