The Tea Project

Analysis

The Tea Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Tea Project reported income of £77k and spending of £38k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £31k to £77k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Tea Project 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 Houston Charitable Trust (£77k), Turbary Allotment Charity (£77k) and Melrose Christian Fellowship (£77k).