Nepacs

Analysis

Nepacs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04216908). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Nepacs reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £2.3m (+66%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 31%. 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, Nepacs sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Welcome Church (£2.3m), East End Citizens' Advice Bureaux (£2.3m) and The Mayor's Fund for London (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2,000. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.