Praxis Community Projects

Analysis

Praxis Community Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03638571). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Praxis Community Projects reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.0m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £3.2m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Praxis Community Projects sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanctuary Trust Limited (£3.2m), The Community Foundation in Wales (£3.2m) and Walcot Educational Foundation (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81% and donations and legacies 19%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £473k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.