Helen & Douglas House

Analysis

Helen & Douglas House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 04120488). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Helen & Douglas House reported income of £10.7m and spending of £12.5m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.4m to £10.7m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Helen & Douglas House 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 The College of Optometrists (£10.7m), Hertfordshire Community Foundation (£10.7m) and Samaritan's Purse International Limited (£10.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 45%, donations and legacies 41%, charitable activities 11% and investments 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £785k. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 51%. Reserves of £6.9m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 200 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.