Justlife Foundation

Analysis

Justlife Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07517887). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Justlife Foundation reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.6m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.0m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Justlife Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torfaen Citizens Advice Bureau (£2.0m), Abbey Community Association Limited (£2.0m) and Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.9% and trading 1.3%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.3%. Reserves of £140k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.