The Comfrey Project CIO
Analysis
The Comfrey Project CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Comfrey Project CIO reported income of £332k and spending of £264k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £169k to £332k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Comfrey Project CIO sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Burma Skincare Initiative (£332k), Animal Defenders International Foundation (£332k) and The Oxford and Cambridge Rowing Foundation (£332k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We provide facilities and services for the recreation or other leisure-time occupation of the general public,in particular, but not exclusively, for people who are refugees and seeking asylum, in the north of England, with the object of improving their conditions of life and general well-being, primarily through the provision of horticultural and nature based activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Burma Skincare Initiative | London | £332k |
| Animal Defenders International Foundation | London | £332k |
| The Oxford and Cambridge Rowing Foundation | London | £332k |
| Bridge2aid | Wotton-Under-Edge | £333k |