Dementia First

Analysis

Dementia First is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redhill. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Dementia First reported income of £246k and spending of £277k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £145k to £246k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dementia First sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polruan Town Trust (£243k), The Chantry Centre (£246k) and The Social Work Awards Ltd (£242k).