Boomerang Cardiff

Analysis

Boomerang Cardiff is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Boomerang Cardiff reported income of £507k and spending of £448k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £622k to £507k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Boomerang Cardiff sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Della Fish Foundation (£506k), Isha- the Hip Preservation Society (£507k) and Kintsugi Hope (£506k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, charitable activities 43% and trading 12%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £140k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.