Beyond FGM

Analysis

Beyond FGM is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carnforth. It was registered in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Beyond FGM reported income of £12k and spending of £6,345, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £32k to £12k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Beyond FGM sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Men in Sheds Lancing and Sompting (£12k), Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association (£12k) and Cornwood Village Hall (£12k).