Operation Mobilisation

Analysis

Operation Mobilisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oswestry. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02564320). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Operation Mobilisation reported income of £7.7m and spending of £8.6m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £10.0m to £7.7m (-23%), an average of -6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Mobilisation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toynbee Hall (£7.7m), Hope for Justice (£7.8m) and Microloan Foundation (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and charitable activities 7.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £296k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £759k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 124 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.