XLP

Analysis

XLP is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04959458). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, XLP reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.8m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.5m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. 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, XLP 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 Union Chapel Project (£2.5m), Jimmy's Cambridge (£2.5m) and The Jericho Foundation (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and trading 1.4%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1,200. Reserves of £602k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.