Near Neighbours

Analysis

Near Neighbours is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07603317). It says it makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Near Neighbours reported income of £557k and spending of £643k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.3m to £557k (-76%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Near Neighbours 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Future Hope (U.k.) (£557k), Plymouth Charity Trust (£558k) and Grow Organisation (£557k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £383k.