Action for Humanity

Analysis

Action for Humanity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater Manchester. It was registered in December 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 makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Action for Humanity reported income of £25.6m and spending of £30.3m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £26.2m to £25.6m (-2.2%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. 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, Action for Humanity sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The You Trust (£25.5m), Halo Leisure Services Limited (£25.7m) and Phyllis Tuckwell Memorial Hospice Ltd (£24.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61% and donations and legacies 39%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 193 people.