Solutions Not Sides

Analysis

Solutions Not Sides is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Solutions Not Sides reported income of £590k and spending of £623k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £390k to £590k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Solutions Not Sides sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calm Mediation (£589k), Ashton Gate Out of School Care (£591k) and The London Foundation for Banking & Finance (£587k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and charitable activities 22%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £131k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.