Samphire

Analysis

Samphire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Samphire reported income of £336k and spending of £288k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £171k to £336k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Samphire sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolton Young Men's Christian Association (£336k), Bethel Community Church (£336k) and The Hendrie Foundation (£336k).