Helping the Poor

Analysis

Helping the Poor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Batley. It was registered in February 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Helping the Poor reported income of £291k and spending of £311k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £332k to £291k (-12%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Helping the Poor sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home-Start Chichester & District (£291k), The Stationers' Foundation (£291k) and Epping Forest Heritage Trust (£291k).