Spine

Analysis

Spine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Spine reported income of £29k and spending of £15k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £88k to £29k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spine sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartbeat the Brighouse Heart Support Group (£29k), Kenya Hope Charity (£29k) and Hindu Cultural Society of Havering (£29k).