Croydon People First

Analysis

Croydon People First is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Croydon People First reported income of £16k and spending of £21k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income fell from £36k to £16k (-56%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Croydon People First sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bardsey Village Hall (£16k), Eureka Ministries International (£16k) and St James the Great RC School (£16k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.