Greatest Expectations Limited

Analysis

Greatest Expectations Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in April 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 07006082). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Greatest Expectations Limited reported income of £42k and spending of £89k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £682k to £42k (-94%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greatest Expectations Limited sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gilgal Pentecostal Church (£42k), Wings of Hope Community Association (£42k) and The Oppidan Foundation (£42k).

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.