Grassroots Programme

Analysis

Grassroots Programme is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, religious activities, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Grassroots Programme reported income of £109k and spending of £100k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £190k to £109k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Grassroots Programme sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary, Cheshunt (£109k), Shajalal Mosque & Islamic Cultural Centre (£109k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Grasmere and Rydal (£109k).