People and Planet Student Activities Limited

Analysis

People and Planet Student Activities Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wantage. It was registered in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06417846). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, People and Planet Student Activities Limited reported income of £524k and spending of £562k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £330k to £524k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. 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, People and Planet Student Activities Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Focus on Labour Exploitation (£524k), Project Luangwa (£524k) and Qur'ani Murkuz Trust (£524k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and charitable activities 2.6%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.9%. Reserves of £121k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.