People Against Poverty

Analysis

People Against Poverty is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04727350). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, People Against Poverty reported income of £104k and spending of £126k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £209k to £104k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, People Against Poverty sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Paul's Boxing Academy Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£104k), The Listening Centre (£104k) and Gatwick Travel-Care (£104k).

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.