AlongSide

Analysis

AlongSide is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in The Riverside. It was registered in August 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 human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06265354). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, AlongSide reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £767k to £1.2m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, AlongSide sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Life Cycle (£1.2m), Bma Foundation (£1.2m) and Mother Helpage (UK) (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.0%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £276k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.