The Aplastic Anaemia Trust

Analysis

The Aplastic Anaemia Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 05174065). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Aplastic Anaemia Trust reported income of £647k and spending of £594k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £223k to £647k (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 103%. 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 Aplastic Anaemia Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voluntary Action - North East Lincolnshire (£647k), LMK (Let Me Know) (£648k) and Brunswick Centre (£647k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £86k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.2%. Reserves of £472k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.