Simplegifts: Unitarian Centre for Social Action

Analysis

Simplegifts: Unitarian Centre for Social Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Simplegifts: Unitarian Centre for Social Action reported income of £54k and spending of £63k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £46k to £54k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Simplegifts: Unitarian Centre for Social Action sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The West London Revival Bookshop (£54k), Spirit and life bible church CIO (£54k) and The Fursa Trust (£54k).