European Association for the Study of Obesity

Analysis

European Association for the Study of Obesity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 13 the Causeway. It was registered in September 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 05483950). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, European Association for the Study of Obesity reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.9m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, European Association for the Study of Obesity 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 Forest of Dean Crossroads Caring for Carers (£1.9m), Human Relief Mission (£1.9m) and South Bucks Hospice (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £292k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.