The Marina Dalglish Appeal

Analysis

The Marina Dalglish Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Marina Dalglish Appeal reported income of £1.9m and spending of £851k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £118k to £1.9m (+1467%), an average of +99% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 1026%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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 Marina Dalglish Appeal 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 999 Club and Lady Florence Trust (£1.9m), The British Orthodontic Society (£1.9m) and Islington Mind (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 8.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £3.8m would cover about 52 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.