Papua Partners Limited

Analysis

Papua Partners Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lytchett Matravers. It was registered in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05539947). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Papua Partners Limited reported income of £180k and spending of £142k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £103k to £180k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Papua Partners Limited sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home Start Northampton (£180k), The Haven Community Project (£180k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God Holy Ghost Zone (Northampton) (£180k).