Involve Northwest

Analysis

Involve Northwest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 03212268). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Involve Northwest reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £2.8m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Involve Northwest sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Angel Foundation (£2.8m), Rapid Relief Team (£2.8m) and The Nr5 Project (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £515k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.