The Spires Centre

Analysis

The Spires Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1999, 27 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 03785409). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Spires Centre reported income of £802k and spending of £633k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £609k to £802k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Spires Centre sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Compassion in Action (£801k), Commissariat of the Holy Land (£802k) and Key4life CIO (£799k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93%, charitable activities 5.0% and investments 1.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £120k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £315k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.