A Stroke of Luck

Analysis

A Stroke of Luck is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birkenhead. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11926160). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2022, A Stroke of Luck reported income of £29k and spending of £24k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2022, income fell from £49k to £29k (-42%), an average of -42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 174% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, A Stroke of Luck sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coventry and Warwickshire Kidney Patients Association (£29k), Hospital Radio Chelmsford (£29k) and Ourbrainbank (£29k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.