Ditch the Label Ltd

Analysis

Ditch the Label Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in March 2014, 12 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 company (Companies House number 08387544). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Ditch the Label Ltd reported income of £602k and spending of £740k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £303k to £602k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 118%. 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, Ditch the Label Ltd 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 Strongbones Children's Charitable Trust (£601k), Radio Lollipop (UK) Limited (£602k) and Loughborough Junction Action Group (£600k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46%, donations and legacies 37% and trading 17%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £379k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.