Paul Strickland Scanner Centre

Analysis

Paul Strickland Scanner Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwood. It was registered in June 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02033936). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre reported income of £10.9m and spending of £12.9m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8.5m to £10.9m (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Paul Strickland Scanner Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Claire House (£10.9m), Penny Appeal (£11.0m) and The Sally Ann Raven Foundation (£10.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 3.8% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £101k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 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.