The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society

Analysis

The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Waltham Road. It was registered in March 2010, 16 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 07127101). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.7m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 17%. 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, The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Black Stork Charity (£1.7m), Action for Kids Charitable Trust (£1.7m) and The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 24% and investments 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £740k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.