Proclaimers

Analysis

Proclaimers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 06088250). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Proclaimers reported income of £467k and spending of £510k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £492k to £467k (-4.9%), an average of -1.2% a year. 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, Proclaimers sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Photography Foundation (£467k), Island Advice Centre (£467k) and The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys (£467k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.