Spark2Life

Analysis

Spark2Life is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05895562). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spark2Life reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £959k to £1.5m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 38%. 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, Spark2Life sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Depaul Housing Services (£1.5m), The Feed Foundation (£1.5m) and Embrace UK Community Support Centre (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £13k. Reserves of £442k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.