Empower Global

Analysis

Empower Global is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03053642). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Empower Global reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.4m (+8.5%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 38%. 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, Empower Global sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's Church in Greater Manchester (£1.4m), Heart Church (£1.4m) and African Gifted Foundation (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £24k. Reserves of £308k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.