Elays Network

Analysis

Elays Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 04763530). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Elays Network reported income of £432k and spending of £464k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £275k to £432k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Elays Network sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Olave, St Thomas and St John United Charity (£432k), The Odiham Consolidated Charities (£432k) and Plus You Limited (£431k).