The Little Charity

Analysis

The Little Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Little Charity reported income of £111k and spending of £31k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £29k to £111k (+287%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 35356%. Over the whole period it spent 589% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Little Charity sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Henry Edwards' Charities (£111k), Markazi Jamia Mosque Wakefield (£111k) and Coastlands Community Church (£111k).