Poikilos

Analysis

Poikilos is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08428264). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Poikilos reported income of £55k and spending of £87k, spending 158% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £161k to £55k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Poikilos sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% 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 TNT Ministries (£55k), Blackburn Community Church (£55k) and Morley Community Church Trust (£55k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.