James 1v27

Analysis

James 1v27 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Corby. It was registered in January 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, James 1v27 reported income of £27k and spending of £41k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £57k to £27k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, James 1v27 sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mothershare (£27k), RCCG - the Joy of All Souls (£27k) and Haverfordwest Freemen's Estate (£27k).