The Starfish Alliance

Analysis

The Starfish Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Starfish Alliance reported income of £75k and spending of £45k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £7,050 to £75k (+964%), an average of +81% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Starfish Alliance sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lions Club International District 105a Charity Trust (£75k), Samaritans Cheltenham and District (£75k) and Freedom International Now Ltd (£75k).