Mother Helpage (UK)

Analysis

Mother Helpage (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Mother Helpage (UK) reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £832k to £1.2m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mother Helpage (UK) sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Homes of Rest for Old People Also Known As Radcliffe Manor House (£1.2m), Life Cycle (£1.2m) and Al-Hurraya (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £874k. Reserves of £81k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.