Association for the Study of Obesity

Analysis

Association for the Study of Obesity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04796449). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Association for the Study of Obesity reported income of £149k and spending of £166k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £105k to £149k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Association for the Study of Obesity sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holy Mission of Guru Nanak (£149k), UK Homes 4 Heroes Pride and Passion Ltd (£149k) and Leighton Linslade Helpers (£149k).