Harpenden Money Advice Centre

Analysis

Harpenden Money Advice Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 December 2025, Harpenden Money Advice Centre reported income of £23k and spending of £20k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,704 to £23k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Harpenden Money Advice Centre sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kings Heath Action for Refugees (£23k), Red Community (£23k) and The Ralph Parrish Foundation (£23k).