The Thomas Project

Analysis

The Thomas Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Thomas Project reported income of £78k and spending of £66k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £78k (+156%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Thomas Project sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walker and District Foodbank (£78k), EN:Communities CIO (£78k) and Wensleydale and Swaledale Quaker Trust (£78k).