Fly the Phoenix

Analysis

Fly the Phoenix is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sudbury. It was registered in August 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Fly the Phoenix reported income of £55k and spending of £53k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £77k to £55k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fly the Phoenix sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cadog's Corner Development Group (£55k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God on Eagles' Wings (£55k) and Apostolic Faith Mission International Ministries UK Liverpool Assembly (£55k).