Queen's Hall Action on Poverty

Analysis

Queen's Hall Action on Poverty is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08503176). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Queen's Hall Action on Poverty reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.3m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £4.5m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Queen's Hall Action on Poverty sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Little Way Association (£4.4m), Amabrill Ltd (£4.5m) and The Varkey Foundation (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, trading 11% and donations and legacies 7.8%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.1%. Reserves of £529k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.