Stripey Stork

Analysis

Stripey Stork is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reigate. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Stripey Stork reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £998k to £2.1m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 30%. 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, Stripey Stork sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Link Education International (£2.1m), Waltham Forest Noor Ul Islam (£2.1m) and West Sussex Music Trust (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 1.6%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £221k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.