Providence Row

Analysis

Providence Row is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07452798). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Providence Row reported income of £3.9m and spending of £3.5m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.9m (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 33%. 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, Providence Row sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Cardinal Hume Centre (£3.9m), The Florence Nightingale Foundation (£3.9m) and British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 47% and investments 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.2m. Charitable activities took 73% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.