The Brokerage Citylink

Analysis

The Brokerage Citylink is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03087362). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Brokerage Citylink reported income of £956k and spending of £1.2m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £621k to £956k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Brokerage Citylink sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Housing (Bradford) Ltd (£955k), The Somers Town Community Association (Camden) (£956k) and The Alan Edward Higgs Charity (£955k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 14% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £446k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.