The Spinal Unit Action Group

Analysis

The Spinal Unit Action Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04651429). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Spinal Unit Action Group reported income of £723k and spending of £758k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £524k to £723k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Spinal Unit Action Group sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sos Rape Crisis (£723k), Lagan's Foundation (£724k) and Harbour Place Grimsby (£723k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 2.4% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £752k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.