GL Communities

Analysis

GL Communities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 2010, 16 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 06742832). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, GL Communities reported income of £623k and spending of £552k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £457k to £623k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, GL Communities sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedford Foodbank (£623k), Chafford Hundred Community Church (£624k) and Everythings 13 (£623k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £113k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.