Beat the Cold

Analysis

Beat the Cold is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, 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, Beat the Cold reported income of £715k and spending of £626k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £383k to £715k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Beat the Cold sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ospreys in the Community (£714k), Northcliffe Environmental Enterprises Team (£715k) and Southport Offshore Rescue Trust (£714k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £105k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.