Scannappeal

Analysis

Scannappeal is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bucks. It was registered in March 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Scannappeal reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.1m (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Scannappeal sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Liverpool Life Science Accelerator Limited (£1.1m), Sharing Wonders (£1.1m) and Reading YMCA (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, trading 34% and investments 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £293k. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 23%. Grants to other organisations totalled £665k. Reserves of £534k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.