The Pelican Post

Analysis

The Pelican Post is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07584679). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pelican Post reported income of £10k and spending of £9,104, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £11k to £10k (-4.2%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Pelican Post sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Leicestershire & Rutland(Measham) (£10k), The Ferry Hinksey Charitable Trust (£10k) and Project Pencil Case (£10k).