The Pelham CIO

Analysis

The Pelham CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bexhill-On-Sea. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pelham CIO reported income of £530k and spending of £300k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £284k to £530k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Pelham CIO sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants (£529k), RCCG Solid Rock Parish Derby (£530k) and The North of England Refugee Service Limited (£529k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 4.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £38k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.