Sympathy

Analysis

Sympathy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Sympathy reported income of £22k and spending of £18k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £17k to £22k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sympathy sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South East Fire and Rescue (£22k), Great Saxham United Charities (£22k) and Bridge of Love Trust (£22k).