We Mind the Gap

Analysis

We Mind the Gap is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wrexham. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, We Mind the Gap reported income of £910k and spending of £924k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £930k to £910k (-2.2%), an average of -0.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, We Mind the Gap sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ibad-Ur-Rahman Trust (£909k), The Money Charity (£912k) and Young Brent Foundation (£908k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 8.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £146k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.