Starting Out Charity

Analysis

Starting Out Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 5-7 Buck Street. It was registered in August 1997, 29 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. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Starting Out Charity reported income of £165k and spending of £191k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £52k to £165k (+217%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Starting Out Charity sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Source Young People's Charity (£165k), Presbyterian Church of Ghana North London District (£165k) and Ghazali Trust (£165k).