World Muscle Society

Analysis

World Muscle Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, World Muscle Society reported income of £646k and spending of £627k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £515k to £646k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, World Muscle Society 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 Bedford Hospital Charity and Friends (£646k), Somali Youth Development Resource Centre (£646k) and Chiltern Samaritans (£646k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79% and charitable activities 21%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £8,114. Reserves of £954k would cover about 18 months of spending at that rate.