South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association

Analysis

South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 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 05689222). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association reported income of £958k and spending of £911k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £498k to £958k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, South Yorkshire Eating Disorders Association 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 Pets As Therapy (£957k), Project Orchid Limited (£958k) and Oizer Charitable Trust (£955k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 3.1% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £527k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.