Legend on the Bench

Analysis

Legend on the Bench is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in October 2023, 3 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 provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Legend on the Bench reported income of £178k and spending of £135k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2024 to July 2025, income grew from £70k to £178k (+153%), an average of +153% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Legend on the Bench sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Halesowen / Dudley Yemeni Community Association (£178k), Westminster Bangladeshi Welfare Trust (WBWT) (£178k) and The Louis and Valerie Freedman Charitable Settlement (£178k).