The United Society

Analysis

The United Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The United Society reported income of £5.0m and spending of £4.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £5.0m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The United Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornwall Community Foundation (£5.0m), The Said Foundation (£5.0m) and Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse (£5.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46% and investments 39%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £10.7m would cover about 27 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.