Social Square (UK)

Analysis

Social Square (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08668684). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Social Square (UK) reported income of £57k and spending of £66k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £84k to £57k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Social Square (UK) sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knishte Dereb Amrom Limited (£57k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Oasis Chapel Great Yarmouth (£57k) and Packed with Smiles (£57k).