Helplines Partnership

Analysis

Helplines Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in September 2008, 18 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 06484279). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Helplines Partnership reported income of £636k and spending of £591k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £573k to £636k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Helplines Partnership sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Two Wheels for Life Limited (£636k), Beads of Courage UK (£636k) and Greenbank Pool (£636k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 2.2% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £297k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.