GAMBLEAWARE

Registered charity 1093910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RESPONSIBILITY IN GAMBLING TRUST, RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING TRUST, THE GREAT FOUNDATION · also registered in Scotland as SC049433 (OSCR)

GambleAware is an independent charity tasked to fund research, education and treatment services to help to reduce gambling-related harms in Great Britain. The charity's strategic aim is to broaden public understanding of gambling-related harms and to advance the cause of harm prevention and to help those that do develop problems get the support that they need quickly and effectively.

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Latest income

£29.7m

Latest spending

£49.1m

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £19.4m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £44.8m. Per the trustees' report, the charity has resolved to work towards a managed closure by 31 March 2026, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern to reflect this plan.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of Operating and Commissioning costs (held: £44.8m)

“The reserves policy for GambleAware stipulates that 6 months of Operating and Commissioning costs which based on the 24/25 budget would be £22.3m.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)

“The accounts have been prepared on a basis other than going concern due to the decision taken by the trustees to close the charity by 31 March 2026.” — page 29

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → not a going concern (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£30k

Total spending

£49.1m

Cost of raising funds

£255k

Reserves (reported)

£24.0m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Paul Boucherchair
Dr Koravangattu Valsraj · trustee of 1 other charity
Marina Avgi Gibbs
Paul Fraser Simpson
Rachel Pearce · trustee of 1 other charity
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Moses · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£29.7m	£49.1m
31/03/2024	£86.5m	£52.5m
31/03/2023	£48.3m	£49.4m
31/03/2022	£35.0m	£26.0m
31/03/2021	£33.7m	£23.6m

Common questions

Is GAMBLEAWARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £19.4m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £44.8m. Per the trustees' report, the charity has resolved to work towards a managed closure by 31 March 2026, and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern to reflect this plan. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£127k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£23k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST	1	£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k
LONDON CATALYST	1	£3k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GAMCARE.

GAMCARE income £19.9m
GAMFAM income £235k
GORDON MOODY ASSOCIATION income £7.9m
BETKNOWMORE UK income £2.6m
GAMBLING WITH LIVES income £630k
THE DRINKAWARE TRUST income £6.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GAMBLEAWARE	£29.7m	—	—	above	—	not going concern
GAMCARE FY2025	£19.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GAMFAM FY2025	£235k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GORDON MOODY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£7.9m	—	7	above	—	no doubt
BETKNOWMORE UK FY2024	£2.6m	more than £60,000	4	unclear	—	no doubt
GAMBLING WITH LIVES FY2025	£630k	—	3	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.