Move the Masses
Analysis
Move the Masses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Move the Masses reported income of £62k and spending of £125k, spending 203% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £98k to £62k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Move the Masses sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Add Information Services (£62k), European Society for Clinical Virology (£62k) and Children and Families in Grief Limited (£62k).
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
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We run projects, activities and campaigns to create healthy communities by enabling people to improve their wellbeing through movement.We promote free-to-access outdoor gym facilities and educate the public on how to use this equipment safely and effectively.We run a walking buddy service called Move Mates where volunteers walk with people who would otherwise struggle to leave their homes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Add Information Services | Middlesex | £62k |
| European Society for Clinical Virology | London | £62k |
| Children and Families in Grief Limited | Paignton | £62k |
| The Jansen Foundation | Essex | £62k |