Living Well UK
Analysis
Living Well UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Living Well UK reported income of £9.6m and spending of £9.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.4m to £9.6m (+121%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Living Well UK 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 Trilogy Active (£9.6m), Barod Project (£9.7m) and Fia Foundation (£9.5m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £100k. Reserves of £162k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Charitable activities 69%
- Other 31%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the CIO are, the relief of sickness and preservation of health, with particular emphasis on mental health, in principally (but not exclusively) the Midlands, by:(a) providing psychological therapies and counselling;(b) providing education for organisations and professionals in the mental health field; and (c) promoting research for the public benefit and to publish the useful
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Trilogy Active | Northampton | £9.6m |
| Barod Project | Swansea | £9.7m |
| Fia Foundation | London | £9.5m |
| The Royal Free Charity | London | £9.7m |