The Philadelphia Network Limited

Analysis

The Philadelphia Network Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06035697). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Philadelphia Network Limited reported income of £714k and spending of £847k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.3m to £714k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Philadelphia Network Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Y G S Yeshiva Gedola Seminar (£713k), Lifepoint Church (£714k) and Northern Lines (£713k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73%, investments 23% and charitable activities 3.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £166k. Reserves of £46k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

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.