The Clink Charity

Analysis

The Clink Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07157540). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Clink Charity reported income of £6.1m and spending of £6.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £6.1m (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Clink Charity sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Enterprise (£5.4m), The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (£6.4m) and Brathay Trust (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 69%, donations and legacies 28% and trading 2.2%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. It employed 69 people.