Adenfirst Limited

Analysis

Adenfirst Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1985, 41 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 01864314). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Adenfirst Limited reported income of £547k and spending of £865k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £290k to £547k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Adenfirst Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighter Living Partnership (£547k), Homeless Action in Barnet (£548k) and New Covenant Church Bermondsey (£547k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 91% and donations and legacies 9.3%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%. Grants to other organisations totalled £677k. Reserves of £5.8m would cover about 80 months of spending at that rate.