The Just a Drop Appeal

Analysis

The Just a Drop Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04340715). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Just a Drop Appeal reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £545k to £1.3m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Just a Drop Appeal sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Drug Safety Research Trust (£1.3m), Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Charitable Fund (£1.3m) and Association of Breast Surgery (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £482k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.