Sudden Sam

Analysis

Sudden Sam is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Sudden Sam reported income of £20k and spending of £23k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from February 2025 to February 2026, income fell from £27k to £20k (-26%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sudden Sam sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charitable Fund of Round Table Number 130 (£20k), Otterham and St Juliot Village Hall (£20k) and Bristol Area Cardiac Support (£20k).