Prisoners' Advice Service

Analysis

Prisoners' Advice Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03180659). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Prisoners' Advice Service reported income of £625k and spending of £623k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £489k to £625k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Prisoners' Advice Service sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talent Engaged Academy (£622k), Aurora New Dawn (£629k) and Urban Circle Newport (£605k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 25% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £476k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.