Crohn's & Colitis UK

Analysis

Crohn's & Colitis UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 05973370). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Crohn's & Colitis UK reported income of £8.1m and spending of £9.4m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7.2m to £8.1m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. 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, Crohn's & Colitis UK sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (£8.1m), Muslim Charity Helping the Needy (£8.1m) and Age UK Leicester Shire and Rutland Limited (£8.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 53%, trading 33%, charitable activities 12% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.6m. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 35%. Grants to other organisations totalled £624k. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.