Just Helping

Analysis

Just Helping is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08194567). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Just Helping reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £975k to £1.7m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Just Helping sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venus Working Creatively with Young Women (£1.7m), Ice Benevolent Fund (£1.7m) and The Borne Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 9.1%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £155k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.