Urban Promise UK

Analysis

Urban Promise UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06919107). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Urban Promise UK reported income of £129k and spending of £117k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2,082 to £129k (+6108%), an average of +181% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 847%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Urban Promise UK sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lady Gould's Charity (£129k), Hill City Church (£129k) and Guerrand Hermes Foundation for Peace (£129k).