Theirworld

Analysis

Theirworld is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 04422413). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Theirworld reported income of £10.5m and spending of £8.7m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8.3m to £10.5m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Theirworld 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 Prison Advice and Care Trust (Pact) (£10.5m), Cope Childrens Trust (£10.6m) and The Royal College of Pathologists (£10.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £644k. Reserves of £4.7m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.