Penha

Analysis

Penha is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and animals, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Penha reported income of £261k and spending of £285k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £259k to £261k (+0.7%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Penha sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include K.c.u. Ltd (£261k), MW (GK) Foundation (£261k) and Bromley by Bow Bangladeshi Forum and Muslim Cultural Centre (£261k).