Action Change
Analysis
Action Change is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Action Change reported income of £117k and spending of £120k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £338k to £117k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Action Change sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishopric of Public Ecumenical and Social Services UK (£117k), Abba Father Evangelical Ministry (£117k) and Nottingham Health & Education Support (£117k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Working with local hard to reach communities across the globe, Action Change manages, grows, develops and fundraises for numerous long-term programs that tackle the United Nations SDG's. Using these goals as a blueprint and working in collaboration with the communities aim to alleviate poverty, illiteracy, environmental degradation and climate change through: education; nutrition and conservation.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopric of Public Ecumenical and Social Services UK | London | £117k |
| Abba Father Evangelical Ministry | Milton Keynes | £117k |
| Nottingham Health & Education Support | Nottingham | £117k |
| The Bexhill Caring Community | East Sussex | £117k |