Publish What You Fund

Analysis

Publish What You Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07676886). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Publish What You Fund reported income of £781k and spending of £701k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £781k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Publish What You Fund sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frenford Youth Club (£781k), London Reclaimed (£782k) and Coastline Vineyard Church (£780k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £293k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.