Empower Community Foundation
Analysis
Empower Community Foundation 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 07613369). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Empower Community Foundation reported income of £5.1m and spending of £5.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £99k to £5.1m (+5062%), an average of +168% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 2601%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Empower Community Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tikva UK (£5.1m), Windle Trust International (£5.1m) and National Learning and Work Institute (£5.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 95% and investments 2.7%. Charitable activities took 21% of spending and raising funds 79%.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Trading 95%
- Investments 2.7%
- Other 2.6%
In the charity's own words
Empower Community Foundation oversees, as trustee, local community funds that receive a share of surplus revenues from renewable energy projects invested by Empower Community through, initially Empower Community Solar LLP and Drove Lane Solar Park CIC and New Mains of Guynd Solar Park CIC.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tikva UK | London | £5.1m |
| Windle Trust International | Oxford | £5.1m |
| National Learning and Work Institute | Leicester | £5.1m |
| St Martin-In-The-Fields Charity | London | £5.2m |