Participate Projects
Analysis
Participate Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in May 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 07990889). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Participate Projects reported income of £627k and spending of £507k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £308k to £627k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Participate Projects sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated (£627k), Saltmine Trust (£627k) and South Bristol Consortium for Young People (£626k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £38k. Reserves of £260k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 38%
- Charitable activities 62%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
We support organisations, projects and people in the most disadvantaged communities. We help them to implement ideas and tackle issues that affect them; we do this by offering them direct support from our team and by offering them access to specialist resources from the private sector. We work with individuals, schools, community projects, social enterprises and other charities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated | Merseyside | £627k |
| Saltmine Trust | Dudley | £627k |
| South Bristol Consortium for Young People | Bristol | £626k |
| Heichal Hatorah | Salford | £627k |