Olmec

Analysis

Olmec is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04640278). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Olmec reported income of £242k and spending of £269k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £204k to £242k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Olmec sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Torah Learning Centre (£242k), Sureway International Christian Ministries (£242k) and The Everlasting Arms Ministries (£242k).