Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis UK

Analysis

Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06763889). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis UK reported income of £385k and spending of £126k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £86k to £385k (+347%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis UK sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eye Music Trust (£385k), The Rural Coffee Caravan (£385k) and International Humanitarian Relief (£385k).