Alice (Relief of Poverty & Advancement of Community)

Analysis

Alice (Relief of Poverty & Advancement of Community) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07514119). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Alice (Relief of Poverty & Advancement of Community) reported income of £528k and spending of £427k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income fell from £612k to £528k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2026, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Alice (Relief of Poverty & Advancement of Community) sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harry Edwards Healing Sanctuary Limited (£527k), Home-Start Kernow (£528k) and British Blind Sport (£526k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 14% and trading 7.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £187k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.