Empathy International

Analysis

Empathy International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redruth. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Empathy International reported income of £100k and spending of £78k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £60k to £100k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Empathy International sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transition Town Totnes Ltd (£100k), Sydenham Community Association (£100k) and The Well Church London (£100k).