Changing Ideas Ltd

Analysis

Changing Ideas Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 05735047). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Changing Ideas Ltd reported income of £7.3m and spending of £993k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £250k to £7.3m (+2837%), an average of +133% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 975%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Changing Ideas Ltd 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elma Foundation (UK) (£7.3m), The Surrey Wellbeing Partnership (£7.4m) and Haven House Foundation (£7.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £915k. Reserves of £8.6m would cover about 103 months of spending at that rate.