Impact Initiatives

Analysis

Impact Initiatives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in April 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01402692). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Impact Initiatives reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.4m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Impact Initiatives sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Natasha's Foundation (£3.4m), Malaria No More United Kingdom (£3.4m) and Podium Analytics (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £265k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 106 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.