The Sleep Charity

Analysis

The Sleep Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sleep Charity reported income of £607k and spending of £719k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £471k to £607k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Sleep Charity sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carlisle Eden Mind Limited (£607k), Islington Community Sports Academy (£607k) and Docklands Outreach Company Limited (£607k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 9.0% and trading 7.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £50k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Grants to other organisations totalled £165k. Reserves of £186k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.