Uptime Catalyst Facility
Analysis
Uptime Catalyst Facility is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 2020, 6 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Uptime Catalyst Facility reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £787k to £2.2m (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Uptime Catalyst Facility sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Generate Opportunities Ltd (£2.2m), Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund (£2.2m) and British Menopause Society (£2.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.1m. Reserves of £180k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
In the charity's own words
The Uptime Catalyst Facility disburses results-based funding to rural water services providers in developing countries.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Generate Opportunities Ltd | London | £2.2m |
| Edward Penley Abraham Research Fund | Oxford | £2.2m |
| British Menopause Society | Marlow | £2.2m |
| Headway Birmingham & Solihull | Birmingham | £2.2m |