Powerhouse International

Analysis

Powerhouse International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2022, Powerhouse International reported income of £20k and spending of £15k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2022, income grew from £4,890 to £20k (+306%), an average of +306% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 306%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Powerhouse International sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahmad Foundation Trust (£20k), The Indian Education Society, Leicester (£20k) and Jerusalem Church of the Lord International "Ile - Ewe" (£20k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.