Article 39

Analysis

Article 39 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, 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 March 2025, Article 39 reported income of £437k and spending of £326k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £174k to £437k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Article 39 sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthwatch Kirklees (£437k), Newcare Housing Society (£438k) and Transplant Sport UK (£437k).