The British Porphyria Association

Analysis

The British Porphyria Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in November 2001, 25 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The British Porphyria Association reported income of £179k and spending of £67k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £23k to £179k (+675%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The British Porphyria Association sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alport UK (£179k), The Dorset Health Trust Limited (£179k) and Kentish Town Improvement Fund (£179k).