Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited

Analysis

Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke on Trent. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03333405). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited reported income of £6.9m and spending of £6.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £6.9m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. 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, Empowering People Inspiring Communities Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plymouth Citizens Advice Bureaux (£6.9m), The Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association (£7.0m) and The Polish Catholic Mission (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 97%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £29.8m would cover about 59 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.