The Living Well

Analysis

The Living Well is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dover. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Living Well reported income of £39k and spending of £73k, spending 190% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £39k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Living Well sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cardiac Exercise Club (£39k), Manchester Revolution Wheelchair Basketball Club (£39k) and The Scotsdale's Charitable Foundation (£39k).