Break the Chains CIO

Analysis

Break the Chains CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in May 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Break the Chains CIO reported income of £25k and spending of £22k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £16k to £25k (+57%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Break the Chains CIO sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% 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 Pre-Eclampsia and Osteo Arthritis Medical Relief Foundation (£25k), Grindleton Consolidated Charities (£25k) and Community of the Holy Fire Loving Caring Members in Britain (£25k).