Something to Aim for

Analysis

Something to Aim for is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Something to Aim for reported income of £135k and spending of £152k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £436k to £135k (-69%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 393%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Something to Aim for sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Onesight Essilorluxottica Foundation (£135k), The Crossroads Antigua Foundation (£135k) and Airedale Homes Project (£135k).