East End Community Foundation

Analysis

East End Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08104415). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, East End Community Foundation reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.5m to £2.8m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, East End Community Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smallwood Trust (£2.8m), Lincolnshire Action Trust (£2.8m) and Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise Limited (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58% and investments 41%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £6.7m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.