Thrive at Five

Analysis

Thrive at Five is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Thrive at Five reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.1m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.8m (+27%), an average of +8.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Thrive at Five sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (£1.8m), Ataxia UK (£1.8m) and T.h.o.m.a.s (Those on the Margins of a Society) (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,000. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.