Poverty Concern
Analysis
Poverty Concern is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06948850). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending June 2026, Poverty Concern reported income of £35k and spending of £47k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £15k to £35k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 289%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Poverty Concern sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kingswood Church (£35k), Norwood Community Group Services Limited (£35k) and Rehoboth Community Outreach Club (£35k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the London Borough of Enfield and surrounding areas2. To relieve poverty and improve health and education and promote human rights as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child throughout the world 3. The relief of poverty in Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia or other organisations working to prevent
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Kingswood Church | Welshpool | £35k |
| Norwood Community Group Services Limited | Lambeth | £35k |
| Rehoboth Community Outreach Club | (Off Addington Grove) | £35k |
| Madina Mercy | Oldham | £35k |