Encompass Southwest

Analysis

Encompass Southwest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07149873). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Encompass Southwest reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £891k to £1.9m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Encompass Southwest sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include LTPP (£1.9m), Christian Life Ministries (£1.9m) and Citizens Advice Solent East (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and charitable activities 28%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £256k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.