Emmaus Norfolk and Waveney

Analysis

Emmaus Norfolk and Waveney is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bungay. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07276977). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Emmaus Norfolk and Waveney reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £762k to £1.2m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmaus Norfolk and Waveney sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 The Share Foundation (£1.2m), Gateway Ministries (£1.2m) and Interlink RCT (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67% and donations and legacies 32%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.