Copts in Need

Analysis

Copts in Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in October 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 accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Copts in Need reported income of £384k and spending of £186k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £216k to £384k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 52%. 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, Copts in Need sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn Charitable Fund (£384k), G M Morrison Charitable Trust (£384k) and Heveningham Hall Country Fair Trust (£384k).