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Catalyticaction

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1169604LondonPoverty relief
Income£229k2025-10-31
Spending£241ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctPoverty relief
Registered2016CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Catalyticaction is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Catalyticaction reported income of £229k and spending of £241k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £273k to £229k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catalyticaction sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Together for Sheffield (£229k), Songdale Limited (£229k) and Shree Swaminarayan Temple Cardiff (£229k).

Income and spending

£0£68k£137k£205k£274k2021 Income: £272,7512021 Spending: £243,64320212022 Income: £192,2302022 Spending: £237,89120222023 Income: £273,9652023 Spending: £193,36920232024 Income: £207,8522024 Spending: £209,88720242025 Income: £229,0272025 Spending: £240,9412025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

CatalyticAction is a charity that uses design and architecture to empower vulnerable children, young people and their communities. We achieve this through built and research projects, delivered using a participatory approach that engages local communities.

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Together for SheffieldSheffield£229k
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