Article 25

Analysis

Article 25 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05608022). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Article 25 reported income of £991k and spending of £931k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £899k to £991k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 78%. 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, Article 25 sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sale Sharks Foundation (£991k), Cosmic (£992k) and Paintings in Hospitals (£989k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64% and charitable activities 36%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £35k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.