Keepthebeat

Analysis

Keepthebeat is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicestershire. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Keepthebeat reported income of £17k and spending of £18k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £33k to £17k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Keepthebeat sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charles Brook Convalescent Fund (£17k), Rotary Club of Bideford Charity Fund (£17k) and Milton Keynes Irish Welfare Support Group (£17k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.