The Think Ahead Organisation

Analysis

The Think Ahead Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10015893). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Think Ahead Organisation reported income of £9.0m and spending of £9.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.0m to £9.0m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Think Ahead Organisation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Causeway Charitable Services (£9.0m), Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital Charity (£9.0m) and The Foundation Trust Network (£9.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £193k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.