Making the Leap

Analysis

Making the Leap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 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 03162045). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Making the Leap reported income of £1.6m and spending of £2.0m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.6m (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Making the Leap 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Environment Centre (Tec) (£1.6m), The Friends of the Bobover Yeshivah (£1.6m) and Durham Christian Partnership (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 36% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 14%. Reserves of £824k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.