Race Against Dementia

Analysis

Race Against Dementia is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 09973676). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Race Against Dementia reported income of £3.5m and spending of £2.9m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.5m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Race Against Dementia 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 Lench's Trust (£3.5m), Juno Women's Aid (£3.5m) and International Psychoanalytical Association (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £33k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.9m. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.