The Katherine Low Settlement Limited

Analysis

The Katherine Low Settlement Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03814833). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Katherine Low Settlement Limited reported income of £966k and spending of £1.3m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £818k to £966k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Katherine Low Settlement Limited 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 Birmingham Vineyard (£964k), Ipswich Housing Action Group Limited (£968k) and Emmaus Preston (£964k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1,614 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 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.