Whitechapel Centre

Analysis

Whitechapel Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02623071). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Whitechapel Centre reported income of £9.8m and spending of £9.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.2m to £9.8m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Whitechapel Centre 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 The Children's Family Trust (£9.7m), East Anglia Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust (£9.9m) and Textile Reuse and International Development (£9.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 7.4% and trading 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,230. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 193 people.