United Charities
Analysis
United Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in January 1964, 62 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, United Charities reported income of £57k and spending of £52k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £57k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, United Charities sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fonnereau Road Health Foundation (£57k), Growing Hope Brockley (£57k) and The Friends of the Sheffield Children's Hospital (£57k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Income of the charity is used to help through charitable bodies or societies, residents in the Ancient Parish of Louth only who are in need, hardship or distress.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Fonnereau Road Health Foundation | Ipswich | £57k |
| Growing Hope Brockley | London | £57k |
| The Friends of the Sheffield Children's Hospital | Sheffield | £57k |
| The Society of Radiologists in Training | Manchester | £57k |