Poverty Breakers

Analysis

Poverty Breakers is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Poverty Breakers reported income of £68k and spending of £44k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £25k to £68k (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Poverty Breakers sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climbers Against Cancer (£68k), Manchester Medical Society (£68k) and The Zone Youth Project (£68k).