Sustainable Fibre Alliance

Analysis

Sustainable Fibre Alliance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mold. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09389265). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Sustainable Fibre Alliance reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £408k to £1.7m (+311%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sustainable Fibre Alliance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Birmingham Mosque Trust Limited (£1.7m), Stella's Voice (£1.7m) and Mayheights Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £275k. Reserves of £241k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.