Prostaid
Analysis
Prostaid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigston. It was registered in November 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05953090). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Prostaid reported income of £170k and spending of £194k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £122k to £170k (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Prostaid sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team (£170k), Root & Branch Westmill (£170k) and AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation (£170k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
A local charity of patients and urologists, working with Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire hospitals and associated hospital in the Leicester cancer care area. Helping prostate cancer suffers, by raising funds for new innovative equipment and treatment, centre funded specialist nurses, offering volunteer support and befriending & raising local awareness of the disease in local men.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team | Hebden Bridge | £170k |
| Root & Branch Westmill | Swindon | £170k |
| AlixPartners (UK) Charitable Foundation | London | £170k |
| Waltham Forest Black People's Mental Health Association | London | £170k |