United Social Ventures

Analysis

United Social Ventures is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, United Social Ventures reported income of £52k and spending of £54k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £42k to £52k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, United Social Ventures sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charity of Sir John Picto and Others (£52k), Quothquan Trust (£52k) and The Hope Community Church Hinckley (£52k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.