The Howbury Tumblers

Analysis

The Howbury Tumblers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2026, The Howbury Tumblers reported income of £38k and spending of £39k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £36k to £38k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Howbury Tumblers sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope for South Africa's Children (£38k), Walcot Community Shop (£38k) and Trinity Safe Space (£38k).