Style Acre

Analysis

Style Acre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04906985). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Style Acre reported income of £12.7m and spending of £12.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.7m to £12.7m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. 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, Style Acre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Calleva Foundation (£12.6m), Leeds Castle Foundation (£12.7m) and Choose Love (£12.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 405 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.