Guts UK Charity

Analysis

Guts UK Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07274105). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Guts UK Charity reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.7m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.1m (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Guts UK Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service (£1.1m), The Joshua Tree - Supporting Families Affected by Childhood Cancers (£1.1m) and Get Berkshire Active (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, investments 24% and charitable activities 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £192k. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £563k. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.