The Work Avenue Foundation

Analysis

The Work Avenue Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09595853). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Work Avenue Foundation reported income of £753k and spending of £1.2m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £753k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Work Avenue Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yetev Lev London Jerusalem Trust (£753k), St Athanasius Monastery (£753k) and Toimchei Shabbos Manchester (£752k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62% and trading 38%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £283k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.