Ospreys in the Community

Analysis

Ospreys in the Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09578656). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Ospreys in the Community reported income of £714k and spending of £627k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £338k to £714k (+111%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ospreys in the Community sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southport Offshore Rescue Trust (£714k), Beat the Cold (£715k) and MCKS Charitable Foundation UK & Ireland (£714k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 32%, trading 27% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £168k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.