Survive - Miva

Analysis

Survive - Miva is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in December 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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, Survive - Miva reported income of £793k and spending of £342k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £424k to £793k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 69%. 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, Survive - Miva sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Geoffrey Watling Charity (£792k), Arrhythmia Alliance (£793k) and Healthwatch Essex Limited (£792k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £566k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 31%. Grants to other organisations totalled £174k. Reserves of £200k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.