Community Against Poverty Foundation
Analysis
Community Against Poverty Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Against Poverty Foundation reported income of £352k and spending of £346k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £442k to £352k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Against Poverty Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hatzola Herts (£352k), Consortium for Street Children (£352k) and Keelby Community Cares (£352k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
(2) To advance the education of the public, in particular but not exclusively by the provisionof language and other classes in the UK(3) The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit(4) The relief of sickness and preservation of health in particular(5) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hatzola Herts | London | £352k |
| Consortium for Street Children | England | £352k |
| Keelby Community Cares | Lancashire | £352k |
| The Shoe Zone Trust | Leicester | £352k |