Union Chapel Project

Analysis

Union Chapel Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02583801). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Union Chapel Project reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.5m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Union Chapel Project sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Jericho Foundation (£2.5m), XLP (£2.5m) and Shree Kutch Leva Patel Community (UK ) (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 51%, donations and legacies 45% and charitable activities 3.1%. Charitable activities took 47% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £385k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.