Action4Diabetes

Analysis

Action4Diabetes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in April 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Action4Diabetes reported income of £615k and spending of £418k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £219k to £615k (+181%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Action4Diabetes sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imam Hussein Charity (£615k), Abigail's Footsteps (£615k) and Croydon Citizens Advice Bureaux Limited (£615k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £15k. Reserves of £228k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.