Passage 2000

Analysis

Passage 2000 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03885593). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Passage 2000 reported income of £11.1m and spending of £9.8m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £11.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Passage 2000 sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge 86 Limited (£11.1m), The Cochrane Collaboration (£11.1m) and The Mohn Westlake Foundation (£11.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, charitable activities 42% and trading 4.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.9m. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 147 people.