Qi Partners
Analysis
Qi Partners is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09604451). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Qi Partners reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.4m to £3.1m (-7.2%), an average of -1.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Qi Partners 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 The Liversage Trust (£3.1m), Macmillan Caring Locally (£3.1m) and Ipswich Town Foundation (£3.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £90k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.9%
In the charity's own words
Advancing education in food and health sciences and the advancement of health for the public benefit by the provision of facilities for the conduct of charitable research into food and health sciences and the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders and for research into diseases and disorders including the publication of the useful results of that research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Liversage Trust | Derby | £3.1m |
| Macmillan Caring Locally | Christchurch | £3.1m |
| Ipswich Town Foundation | Suffolk | £3.1m |
| Ethiopiaid | Bath | £3.1m |