Back on the Map Limited

Analysis

Back on the Map Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne & Wear. It was registered in November 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 company (Companies House number 05212073). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Back on the Map Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £876k to £1.3m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Back on the Map Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Peter Dubens Family Foundation (£1.3m), International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (£1.3m) and The Clore Duffield Foundation (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 51% and donations and legacies 44%. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £250k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.