Pure Insight 1628

Analysis

Pure Insight 1628 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08727717). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Pure Insight 1628 reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £560k to £1.5m (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pure Insight 1628 sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newport Cab (£1.5m), BT Benevolent Fund (£1.6m) and Aspire Ryde (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 4.3% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £576k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.