SAVING LIVES

Registered charity 1144855 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the public in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV and other blood-borne viruses, sexually transmitted infections, and communicable diseases, particularly those transmitted virally; and the promotion of continuing medical research in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and physical and psychological relief of people affected by those same conditions.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£401k
Latest spending
£306k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a surplus for the second consecutive year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £211,979. The trustees report that the charity is operationally sustainable, having diversified income streams and built reserves to enhance long-term resilience. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements comply with applicable regulations and accounting records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% of income)
“Total income 304,245 96,407 400,652 302,421” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: D W Hartland (£43,000), C D'Aguilar (£12,000), D W Hartland and T Hayes (paid under cost ceiling), J Sheridan (fee increase approved).
“Mr D Hartland received £43,000 (2024: £30,500) during the year for services including copywriting, web maintenance and social media, marketing and communication services and related administrative duties.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Mr D Hartland received £43,000 (2024: £30,500) during the year for services including copywriting, web maintenance and social media, marketing and communication services and related administrative duties.” — page 19
“Cynthia D'Aguilar (CD) continues to be retained for her Logistics support work, at a continued rate of £1000 per month” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Mr D Hartland received £43,000 (2024: £30,500) during the year for services including copywriting, web maintenance and social media, marketing and communication services and related administrative duties.” — page 19
“Cynthia D'Aguilar (CD) continues to be retained for her Logistics support work, at a continued rate of £1000 per month” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Mr D Hartland received £43,000 (2024: £30,500) during the year for services including copywriting, web maintenance and social media, marketing and communication services and related administrative duties.” — page 19
“Cynthia D'Aguilar (CD) continues to be retained for her Logistics support work, at a continued rate of £1000 per month” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2022)

Total income
£520k
Total spending
£620k
Reserves (reported)
£175k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£401k£306k
30/11/2024£302k£246k
30/11/2023£340k£352k
30/11/2022£520k£620k
30/11/2021£696k£560k

Common questions

Is SAVING LIVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity posted a surplus for the second consecutive year, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £211,979. The trustees report that the charity is operationally sustainable, having diversified income streams and built reserves to enhance long-term resilience. The independent examiner confirmed that the financial statements comply with applicable regulations and accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SAVING LIVES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SAVING LIVES as a grant recipient include BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITED, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BANHAM FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2021£25kHealth and welfare
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2022£8kBirmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial Launch Event

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CARE ALL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAVING LIVES£401k—0unclear—no doubt
CARE ALL LIMITED FY2025£954k—0unclear—no doubt
NATIONAL AIDS TRUST FY2025£1.1m——unclear—material uncertainty
POSITIVE EAST FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
MALARIA CONSORTIUM FY2025£72.2m——above—no doubt
CHILDREN'S HIV ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£387k£70,001 - £80,000—below—no doubt

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