York Road Project

Analysis

York Road Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, 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 March 2025, York Road Project reported income of £832k and spending of £740k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £999k to £832k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, York Road Project 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 Brighton and Hove Citizens Advice Bureau (£831k), WPC Energy (£834k) and Rural Action Derbyshire (£830k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50%, charitable activities 46% and investments 3.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £277k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.