The Noswad Charity

Analysis

The Noswad Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Noswad Charity reported income of £15k and spending of £22k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £17k to £15k (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 147% 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 Noswad Charity sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The McIndoe's Guinea Pigs Memorial Trust (£15k), The James Milner Foundation (£15k) and Smile4Ghana (£15k).

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.