Generation Exchange

Analysis

Generation Exchange 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 and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Generation Exchange reported income of £78k and spending of £54k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £57k to £78k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 639%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Generation Exchange sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include M.a.s.h CIO (£78k), Working 4 New Quay (£78k) and North Walsham Community Shop (£78k).