Campaign Against Living Miserably

Analysis

Campaign Against Living Miserably is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 05378928). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Campaign Against Living Miserably reported income of £8.7m and spending of £9.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £8.7m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Campaign Against Living Miserably sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Workforce Development Trust Limited (£8.6m), The Hepatitis C Trust (£8.7m) and Aquarius Action Projects (£8.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97%, investments 1.3% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.