Grandparents Plus

Analysis

Grandparents Plus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04454103). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Grandparents Plus reported income of £5.1m and spending of £4.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.1m to £5.1m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Grandparents Plus sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pepperdine University (USA) (£5.0m), Orwell Park School Educational Trust Ltd (£5.1m) and Association of Mbas and Business Graduates Association (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.