Doctors in Distress

Analysis

Doctors in Distress is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Doctors in Distress reported income of £184k and spending of £156k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income fell from £226k to £184k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Doctors in Distress sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bingham Library Trust Limited (£183k), Wardroom Mess Fund, HMS Sultan (£188k) and Rahab Project (£180k).