Leket UK

Analysis

Leket UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herfordshire. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Leket UK reported income of £681k and spending of £722k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £927k to £681k (-26%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Leket UK sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Al Medina 313 (£681k), Citizens Advice Hillingdon Ltd (£682k) and Feeding Coventry (£681k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £54k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.