Vital Projects

Analysis

Vital Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. 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 provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vital Projects reported income of £162k and spending of £161k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £212k to £162k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Vital Projects sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge Lane Beth Hamedrash Gemach Fund (£162k), Ratanben Zaverchand Kara Foundation (£162k) and Cake Club (£162k).