Unite

Analysis

Unite is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Unite reported income of £85k and spending of £84k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £93k to £85k (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Unite sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Service Trust (£85k), Oxford International Biomedical Centre Limited (£85k) and The Gauchers Association Limited (£85k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.