Gaddum Centre

Analysis

Gaddum Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in January 1978, 48 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 company (Companies House number 01348975). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gaddum Centre reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £3.5m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Gaddum Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The End Fund (£3.5m), Karimia Association Limited (£3.5m) and Children's Links (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £211k. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.