The 5% Club Limited

Analysis

The 5% Club Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10301475). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The 5% Club Limited reported income of £614k and spending of £632k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £273k to £614k (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The 5% Club Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thornbirch Limited (£614k), Global Aid Network UK (£615k) and Aylesbury Vineyard Church (£614k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 22%. Reserves of £327k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.