College of Paramedics

Analysis

College of Paramedics is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgwater. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05062387). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, College of Paramedics reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £3.4m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, College of Paramedics sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Cardiovascular Society (£3.4m), Heart Research UK (£3.4m) and Rotary Foundation of the United Kingdom (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £602k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.