Delapage Limited

Analysis

Delapage Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1978, 48 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01360086). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Delapage Limited reported income of £19.7m and spending of £10.9m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15.4m to £19.7m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Delapage Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales (£19.6m), Gamcare (£19.9m) and The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited (£19.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 84%. Charitable activities took 55% of spending and raising funds 45%. Grants to other organisations totalled £6.0m. Reserves of £96.3m would cover about 106 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.