Cardiomyopathy UK

Analysis

Cardiomyopathy UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cardiomyopathy UK reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £945k to £1.1m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. 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, Cardiomyopathy UK sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Robert McAlpine Foundation (£1.1m), Anugraham (£1.1m) and Maji Patel Foundation (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, charitable activities 4.2% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £83k. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £526k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.