Real Aid

Analysis

Real Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Humberside. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04244870). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Real Aid reported income of £351k and spending of £373k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £304k to £351k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Real Aid sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charles Skey Charitable Trust (£351k), Sunbeams London Ltd (£351k) and Harrow Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre Limited (£351k).