Blank Canvas

Analysis

Blank Canvas is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities 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 March 2026, Blank Canvas reported income of £175k and spending of £157k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £20k to £175k (+755%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 248%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blank Canvas sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew, Rugby (£175k), Flames of Victory Ministries International (£175k) and The Daniel Falkner Charitable Trust (£175k).