People United

Analysis

People United is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05905050). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, People United reported income of £216k and spending of £271k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £211k to £216k (+2.6%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, People United 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hailsham Pavilion Limited (£216k), Oxford Literary and Debating Union Charitable Trust (£216k) and Cheshire Forest County of the Guide Association (£216k).