Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health

Analysis

Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health reported income of £144k and spending of £138k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £113k to £144k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 286%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Consensus Action on Salt, Sugar and Health sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rory's Well (£144k), LGBT Out in the Bay (£144k) and Home-Start (Tamworth) (£144k).