Unitedlife

Analysis

Unitedlife is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sutton. It was registered in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05195183). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Unitedlife reported income of £297k and spending of £262k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £204k to £297k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Unitedlife sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Neurological Alliance (£297k), The Eagles Foundation (£297k) and Awaken Love for Africa (£297k).