Small Green Shoots

Analysis

Small Green Shoots is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 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 company (Companies House number 06972813). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Small Green Shoots reported income of £776k and spending of £822k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £596k to £776k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Small Green Shoots 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Food Bank Aid (£775k), Citizens Advice East Hampshire Limited (£779k) and The People's Kitchen Limited (£774k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86% and charitable activities 14%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £43k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.