ARCH Teesside

Analysis

ARCH Teesside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in November 2013, 13 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. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, ARCH Teesside reported income of £999k and spending of £1.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £758k to £999k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, ARCH Teesside sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Masters Foundation (£999k), Richmond Carers Centre (£999k) and The Friends of Barnet Hospital (£999k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £985k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £382k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 43 people.