The College of Radiographers

Analysis

The College of Radiographers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01287383). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The College of Radiographers reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £2.7m to £2.4m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 College of Radiographers sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Sport Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sports Partnership Limited (£2.4m), Day One Trauma Support (£2.4m) and The JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, charitable activities 16% and investments 5.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £109k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £234k. Reserves of £6.4m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.