Help Change Lives

Analysis

Help Change Lives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwood. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Help Change Lives reported income of £600k and spending of £588k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £82k to £600k (+634%), an average of +65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Help Change Lives sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Small Steps SFP (£600k), Erlas Victorian Walled Garden (£603k) and Zouq Foundation (£600k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £53k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.