Day One Trauma Support

Analysis

Day One Trauma Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in April 2021, 5 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 13155922). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Day One Trauma Support reported income of £2.4m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.4m (+89%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 112%. 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, Day One Trauma Support 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The College of Radiographers (£2.4m), Advocacy Support in Cymru Ltd (£2.4m) and Living Sport Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sports Partnership Limited (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 75% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £792k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.