Jane Tomlinson Appeal

Analysis

Jane Tomlinson Appeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in April 2006, 20 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 05789921). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Jane Tomlinson Appeal reported income of £5.9m and spending of £5.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £5.9m (+8813%), an average of +207% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 3445%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Jane Tomlinson Appeal sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preston Youth Zone Ltd (£5.8m), The Jabbs Foundation (£5.9m) and Acorn Recovery Projects (£5.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 98% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 4.1% of spending and raising funds 96%. Grants to other organisations totalled £65k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.