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3 Pillars Project CIO

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178703Vauxhall,Amateur sport and recreation
Income£513k2025-06-30
Spending£437ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause96th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered2018CIO
Employees10latest return

Analysis

3 Pillars Project CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Vauxhall,. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, 3 Pillars Project CIO reported income of £513k and spending of £437k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £161k to £513k (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 3 Pillars Project CIO sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trimsaran Forum / Pentref Trimsaran (£512k), Bedford Blues Foundation (£513k) and Perth Green Community Association CIO (£510k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £150k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

Income and spending

£0£128k£256k£384k£513k2021 Income: £161,2212021 Spending: £115,21320212022 Income: £172,3822022 Spending: £168,28720222023 Income: £287,0302023 Spending: £250,15420232024 Income: £397,9232024 Spending: £394,95120242025 Income: £512,6062025 Spending: £437,1292025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 84%
  • Charitable activities 15%
  • Investments 0.1%

In the charity's own words

3Pillars Project works to prevent ex-offenders and young people vulnerable to crime from social exclusion and assists them to rehabilitate and integrate back into society. Through sports based mentoring, in custody and the community, we strive to transform the long term employment prospects of ex-prisoners, through structured apprenticeship programmes, paid work and support to gain qualifications.

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