Empathy Action

Analysis

Empathy Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Empathy Action reported income of £77k and spending of £50k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £77k (+223%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Empathy Action sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Faith Challenging Church (£77k), The Elvetham Charities (£78k) and The Lata Foundation (£77k).