The Auckland Project

Analysis

The Auckland Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in County Durham. It was registered in March 2012, 14 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 07931440). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Auckland Project reported income of £14.5m and spending of £15.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11.3m to £14.5m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Auckland Project sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nuffield Foundation (£14.3m), The United Kingdom Islamic Mission (£14.6m) and The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond (£13.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 59%, charitable activities 33% and investments 4.9%. Charitable activities took 60% of spending and raising funds 40%. Reserves of £73.5m would cover about 56 months of spending at that rate. It employed 201 people.