Movember Europe

Analysis

Movember Europe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and 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 07275694). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Movember Europe reported income of £27.4m and spending of £21.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £26.9m to £27.4m (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Movember Europe sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Workers' Educational Association (£27.4m), Guild Care (£27.5m) and The Rothschild Foundation (£27.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84%, trading 9.1% and investments 7.3%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.5m. Reserves of £7.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.