Belong Nottingham

Analysis

Belong Nottingham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Belong Nottingham reported income of £604k and spending of £572k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £406k to £604k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Belong Nottingham sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Greater Manchester Law Centre (£603k), Neath Port Talbot Carers Service Limited (£604k) and Beis Hatalmud Trust (£602k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56% and donations and legacies 42%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £39k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.