The Cleft Lip and Palate Association

Analysis

The Cleft Lip and Palate Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05206298). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Cleft Lip and Palate Association reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £554k to £1.9m (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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 Cleft Lip and Palate Association sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (£1.9m), Richmond Borough Mind (£1.9m) and International Society for Respiratory Viruses (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, charitable activities 3.5% and investments 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £901k. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £679k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.