Samjo Limited

Analysis

Samjo Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 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 04436366). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Samjo Limited reported income of £4.1m and spending of £3.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £4.1m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Samjo Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Global Rahmah Foundation (£4.1m), Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£4.1m) and Hospices of Hope Limited (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £37.2m would cover about 130 months of spending at that rate.