One Impossible Thing

Analysis

One Impossible Thing is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2026, One Impossible Thing reported income of £25k and spending of £20k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2026, income grew from £9,994 to £25k (+149%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 590%. 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, One Impossible Thing sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Multiple Abilities Club (£25k), Begin Well (£25k) and Exmouth Welfare Trust (£25k).