The Zink Project CIO

Analysis

The Zink Project CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Zink Project CIO reported income of £561k and spending of £346k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £449k to £561k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Zink Project 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pbic Ltd (£561k), The Traveller Movement (£563k) and Wafa Relief (£560k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, investments 7.9% and charitable activities 4.4%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £251k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.