Stroke Association

Analysis

Stroke Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00061274). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Stroke Association reported income of £44.4m and spending of £44.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £34.6m to £44.4m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19%. 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, Stroke Association sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbeyfield Society (£44.3m), The Forward Trust (£44.4m) and The Single Homeless Project (£44.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, charitable activities 25% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18.9m. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.8m. Reserves of £34.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 822 people.