Progress to Change

Analysis

Progress to Change is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03286672). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Progress to Change reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £2.5m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Progress to Change sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include mySociety (£2.2m), HQ Hereford Garrison Pri Fund (£2.8m) and HQ Hereford Garrison Palud-R-Inn Fund (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.