Sobus

Analysis

Sobus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03471416). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sobus reported income of £684k and spending of £605k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £371k to £684k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Sobus sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lister Steps Limited (£674k), Engineering Education Scheme Wales Limited (£685k) and The AVOCADO Foundation (£673k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 68%, trading 30% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £61k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.