Emmaus Preston

Analysis

Emmaus Preston is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03643570). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Emmaus Preston reported income of £964k and spending of £1.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £630k to £964k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmaus Preston sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Embrace Child Survivors of Crime (£963k), Birmingham Vineyard (£964k) and Cornerstone Supported Housing and Counselling Ltd (£963k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 59%, charitable activities 35%, donations and legacies 3.7% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 41%. Reserves of £556k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.