Stand

Analysis

Stand is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stand reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £460k to £1.9m (+319%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 200%. 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, Stand sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Braunstone Foundation (£1.9m), Age UK Sutton (£1.9m) and Human Relief Mission (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59% and charitable activities 40%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £179k. Reserves of £81k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.