Saving Lives

Analysis

Saving Lives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07832678). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Saving Lives reported income of £401k and spending of £306k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £696k to £401k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Saving Lives sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 Sir Graham Wylie Foundation (£401k), Disability Sports Coach (£401k) and London Catalyst (£401k).