Locality (UK)

Analysis

Locality (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02787912). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Locality (UK) reported income of £9.1m and spending of £9.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £9.1m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Locality (UK) 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 Peabody Community Foundation (£9.0m), Turning Tides Homelessness (£9.3m) and Mifal Tzedoko V'chesed Limited (£8.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%, investments 1.1% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £376k. Reserves of £721k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.