Arthritis Matters

Analysis

Arthritis Matters is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arthritis Matters reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £15k to £11k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Matters sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knowsley St Helens Schools Football Association (£11k), The Moyes Charitable Trust (£11k) and Friends of Milton Keynes Hospital and Community (£11k).

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.