Focal Point

Analysis

Focal Point is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in RCT. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Focal Point reported income of £13k and spending of £12k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14k to £13k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 41%. 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, Focal Point sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingdom Exchange Ministries (£13k), Shoreham Almhouses (£13k) and Living Bread Christian Center (LBCC) (£13k).