Association for Research on Banking and the Economy

Analysis

Association for Research on Banking and the Economy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Winchester. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Association for Research on Banking and the Economy reported income of £53k and spending of £34k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £19k to £53k (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Association for Research on Banking and the Economy sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherborne Food Bank (£53k), Kupas Tzedoko Vochesed Trust (£53k) and Jireh Community Project Trust (£53k).