Gambling with Lives

Analysis

Gambling with Lives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in June 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, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gambling with Lives reported income of £630k and spending of £960k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.3m to £630k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1147%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gambling with Lives sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Playskill (£630k), African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust (£630k) and Age UK Tameside (£630k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £927k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.