Prisoners Abroad

Analysis

Prisoners Abroad is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04333963). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Prisoners Abroad reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £1.8m (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Prisoners Abroad 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include M&g Charibond Charities Fixed Interest Fund (£1.8m), The Redress Trust Limited (£2.0m) and Age UK Hythe, Lyminge and Ashford (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £12k. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%.