Sameach

Analysis

Sameach is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in June 2007, 19 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 04417664). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Sameach reported income of £80k and spending of £135k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £194k to £80k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sameach sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waterside Foodbank (£80k), Sunderland Community Transport CIO (£80k) and Open Heaven (Wednesbury) (£80k).