Karis Neighbour Scheme

Analysis

Karis Neighbour Scheme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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 company (Companies House number 06595341). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Karis Neighbour Scheme reported income of £409k and spending of £415k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £271k to £409k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Karis Neighbour Scheme sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ican Wellbeing Group CIO (£409k), The Safera Foundation (£409k) and Leg-Up Charity for Kids (£409k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.