Phases Social Enterprise

Analysis

Phases Social Enterprise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04268028). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Phases Social Enterprise reported income of £170k and spending of £231k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £195k to £170k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Phases Social Enterprise sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barnabas Community Projects (£170k), Chingford Mosque (£170k) and The Woking Community Furniture Project (£170k).

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.