Medway Plus

Analysis

Medway Plus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brompton Hill. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Medway Plus reported income of £39k and spending of £53k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £44k to £39k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Medway Plus sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mothers' Union (Diocese of St Albans) (£39k), Ojaala Welfare Foundation (£39k) and The Gheez Rite Community Association (£39k).