Demos

Analysis

Demos is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02977740). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Demos reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.9m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Demos sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peeple (£1.9m), The Leadership Centre for Local Government (£1.9m) and Shrewsbury School Foundation (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £568k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.