Catch 22 Charity Limited

Analysis

Catch 22 Charity Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06577534). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Catch 22 Charity Limited reported income of £46.6m and spending of £48.7m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £65.2m to £46.6m (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catch 22 Charity Limited sits at the 100th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Concern Worldwide (UK) (£45.6m), Actionaid (£47.6m) and Family Action (£44.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £70k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £10.4m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 943 people.

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.