The Alongside Charity

Analysis

The Alongside Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11791952). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Alongside Charity reported income of £11.2m and spending of £11.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.3m to £11.2m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Alongside Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Childbirth Trust (£11.1m), The Field Lane Foundation (£11.2m) and International Water Association (£11.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, trading 8.9% and donations and legacies 7.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £16k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £1.8m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 180 people.