The Muscle Help Foundation
Analysis
The Muscle Help Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending February 2025, The Muscle Help Foundation reported income of £84k and spending of £88k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £138k to £84k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Muscle Help Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cultivating Change (£84k), Age Concern (Banstead) (£84k) and Derby S a M E Appeal (£84k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Delivering Muscle Dreams for children and young people between the ages 8 and 28 with Muscular Dystrophy and allied neuromuscular conditions throughout the United Kingdom.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cultivating Change | Cambridge | £84k |
| Age Concern (Banstead) | Surrey | £84k |
| Derby S a M E Appeal | Derby | £84k |
| Halton Community Association | Lancaster | £84k |