United Purpose

Analysis

United Purpose is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01278887). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, United Purpose reported income of £3.8m and spending of £3.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £8.9m to £3.8m (-58%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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 Purpose 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 The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (£3.8m), Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen (£3.8m) and Mildmay Hospital (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.5%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £367k. It employed 94 people.