Help in Need Today

Analysis

Help in Need Today is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Help in Need Today reported income of £558k and spending of £391k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £464k to £558k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Help in Need Today sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 The Royal College of Chiropractors (£558k), Shantona Women's & Family Services Ltd. (£559k) and Rett UK (£558k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £269k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate.