Prison Fellowship

Analysis

Prison Fellowship is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 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 05003795). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Prison Fellowship reported income of £841k and spending of £776k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £732k to £841k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 21%. 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, Prison Fellowship sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gan Menachem Hendon Limited (£841k), The Resolution Trust (£842k) and Dhekbhal (£841k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%, investments 3.0% and charitable activities 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £217k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £796k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.