Caritas Social Action

Analysis

Caritas Social Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04505111). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Caritas Social Action reported income of £638k and spending of £422k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £287k to £638k (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Caritas Social Action sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thurmaston Educational Trust (£636k), Harlow Citizens Advice Bureau Limited (£640k) and High Peak CVS (£635k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, charitable activities 23% and investments 1.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £200k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £50k. Reserves of £391k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.