Aspiring Communities

Analysis

Aspiring Communities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07401481). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Aspiring Communities reported income of £725k and spending of £276k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £760k to £725k (-4.7%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aspiring Communities sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Health Service Retirement Fellowship (£724k), Beyond Food Foundation (£725k) and Blue Light Card Foundation (£724k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 94 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.