The Solo Charitable Settlement

Analysis

The Solo Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1983, 43 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Solo Charitable Settlement reported income of £545k and spending of £84k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £98k to £545k (+458%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 35% 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 Solo Charitable Settlement 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 Health Equalities Group (£545k), Citizens Advice Service in Three Rivers (£545k) and Gateway Church Swindon (£545k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57% and investments 43%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £80k. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 349 months of spending at that rate.