WPC Energy

Analysis

WPC Energy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08300105). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, WPC Energy reported income of £834k and spending of £1.1m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £304k to £834k (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, WPC Energy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include York Road Project (£832k), Yad Veachisomoch L'chaim (£834k) and Brighton and Hove Citizens Advice Bureau (£831k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, investments 3.5% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.