Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance

Analysis

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 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 05380237). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance reported income of £121k and spending of £109k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £107k to £121k (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millan Centre (£121k), Swaffham and Litcham Home Hospice Support Limited (£121k) and The Anscombe Bioethics Centre (£121k).