SurvivorsUK

Analysis

SurvivorsUK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1999, 27 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 03792760). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, SurvivorsUK reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £965k to £1.5m (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, SurvivorsUK sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Refugee Forum (£1.5m), Lingen Davies Cancer Fund Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£1.5m) and Yorkshire Mesmac (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £222k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.