Univida

Analysis

Univida is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06958514). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Univida reported income of £62k and spending of £97k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £66k to £62k (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Univida sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wren Bakery CIO (£62k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Open Heavens Barnet (£62k) and Beckenham Parochial Charity (£62k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.