GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)

Registered charity 1183428 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GAMH, GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH

GAMH encourages international and national health organisations to develop research, policies and strategies to tackle men's health problems and we provide guidance on how to take effective action.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF THE HEALTH OF MEN AND BOYS INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING BY: A) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING NEEDS OF MEN AND BOYS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HEALTH PRACTITIONERS AND POLICY MAKERS AND IN SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACES; B) ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING MEN AND BOYS TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF THEIR OWN HEALTH AND THAT OF THEIR PARTNERS AND CHILDREN; C) CARRYING OUT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INTO THE HEALTH OF MEN AND BOYS PUBLISHING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH; D) MAINTAINING AN APPROACH TO HEALTH THAT FULLY RECOGNISES THE NEEDS OF BOTH SEXES IN POLICY, PRACTICE AND FUNDING AND WHICH PROMOTES GREATER GENDER EQUALITY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£193k
Latest spending
£133k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £59,608 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward reaching £166,871. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £26,195 are significantly below their ideal target of £125,000, which they consider necessary to cover approximately six months of running costs. The trustees acknowledge a pressing need to improve the organisation's medium- and long-term financial position and diversify funding sources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Merck Sharp and Dohme (94% of income)
“GBP 138,193 from Merck Sharp and Dohme” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £26k; policy: six months running costs)
“At the year end date the Charity had £26,195 (2024: £31,244) in unrestricted funds. The trustees' ideal reserves level would be in the region of £125,000 which equates to approximately six months running costs.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Board notes that GAMH's income will increase in 2025-26 but recognises that there remains a pressing need to improve further the organisation's medium- and long-term financial position and to ensure that funding derives from a variety of sources.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · Ireland · Malawi · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£193k£133k
31/03/2024£72k£86k
31/03/2023£148k£44k
31/03/2022£23k£41k
31/03/2021£37k£16k

Common questions

Is GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £59,608 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds carried forward reaching £166,871. However, the trustees note that unrestricted reserves of £26,195 are significantly below their ideal target of £125,000, which they consider necessary to cover approximately six months of running costs. The trustees acknowledge a pressing need to improve the organisation's medium- and long-term financial position and diversify funding sources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOBAL ACTION ON MEN'S HEALTH (GAMH)£193k—0below—noted
STEMA FY2024£151k—0unclear—no doubt
GAMCARE FY2025£19.9m——unclear—no doubt
ANDYS MAN CLUB LIMITED FY2025£4.6m——unclear—no doubt
GREATER MANCHESTER WOMEN'S SUPPORT ALLIANCE FY2025£1.4m—0above—no doubt
MANCHESTER ACTION ON STREET HEALTH FY2025£1.5m—0within—no doubt

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