Working Chance Ltd

Analysis

Working Chance Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06331809). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Working Chance Ltd reported income of £1.0m and spending of £960k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £856k to £1.0m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Working Chance Ltd sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include E and E Kernkraut Charities Limited (£1.0m), Eastside Community Trust (£1.0m) and Congregation of Jesus (Loreto Sisters) English Province (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 4.0% and investments 3.4%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £610k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.