Felix London

Analysis

Felix London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10068253). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Felix London reported income of £15.9m and spending of £14.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2024, income grew from £12.4m to £15.9m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Felix London sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Help Project (£15.8m), Dawat-E-Islami UK (£16.0m) and British Gas Energy Trust (£15.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 202 people.