Engineers Against Poverty

Analysis

Engineers Against Poverty is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1998, 28 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 03613056). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Engineers Against Poverty reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £458k to £2.0m (+332%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 118%. 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, Engineers Against Poverty sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yesodey Hatorah Schools (£2.0m), Christ Church London (£2.0m) and The Harborne Parish Lands Charity (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £667k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.