National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society

Analysis

National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 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 services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.1m (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include John Martin's Charity (£1.1m), Growing Space (£1.1m) and The Community of the Many Names of God (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, trading 11% and investments 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £241k. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £372k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

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.