Poole Community Exchange

Analysis

Poole Community Exchange is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 April 2025, Poole Community Exchange reported income of £54k and spending of £58k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £85k to £54k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Poole Community Exchange sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lenton Muslim Centre Nottingham (£54k), The Baby Equipment Loan Service and Toy Library (£54k) and All Nations Church (£54k).