Phoebe

Analysis

Phoebe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Phoebe reported income of £278k and spending of £338k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £387k to £278k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Phoebe sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Excel Women's Association (£278k), Aouk & I (£278k) and The Royal Surgical Aid Society (£278k).