Livability

Analysis

Livability is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05967087). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Livability reported income of £66.4m and spending of £61.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £46.1m to £66.4m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Livability sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Vision UK (£66.1m), The Avenues Trust Group (£67.2m) and SS. John and Elizabeth Charity (£65.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, donations and legacies 9.6% and trading 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4.9m. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £34.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1,086 people.