Hartlepool People Limited

Analysis

Hartlepool People Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hartlepool. It was registered in April 1997, 29 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 02027732). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hartlepool People Limited reported income of £71k and spending of £75k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £115k to £71k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hartlepool People Limited sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Genisys Arct (£71k), O.c. Trust (£71k) and Newfield Community Church Trust (£71k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.