Equip

Analysis

Equip is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Equip reported income of £27k and spending of £24k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £29k to £27k (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Equip sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arthur's Quest (£27k), Barrow Village Hall (£27k) and Lee Chapel North Tenants and Community Association (£27k).