Streets of Growth

Analysis

Streets of Growth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04863196). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Streets of Growth reported income of £679k and spending of £647k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £368k to £679k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Streets of Growth sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cambridge City Foodbank (£677k), Faizan E Islam Education & Cultural Trust (£679k) and The Sofa Project (£676k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £133k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.