Spreading Health
Analysis
Spreading Health is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Spreading Health reported income of £11k and spending of £10k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,555 to £11k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Spreading Health sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oundle & District U3a (£11k), Five Spires Academy PTFA (£11k) and Frodsham C E (Controlled) Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our aim is to raise money to sponsor the training of health professionals, in their own country, to work in poor rural areas. Our first project involves raising money to sponsor the training of nurses to SRN grade in Cameroon, W Africa. 5 new nursing students sponsored this year, bring our total up to 83.We have also sponsored two nurses in Uganda to upgrade from basic nursing to SRN grade.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Oundle & District U3a | Peterborough | £11k |
| Five Spires Academy PTFA | Lichfield | £11k |
| Frodsham C E (Controlled) Primary School Parent Teacher Association | Frodsham | £11k |
| Golcar C E Home and School Association | Huddersfield | £11k |