The Useful Wood Company
Analysis
The Useful Wood Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Useful Wood Company reported income of £349k and spending of £288k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £118k to £349k (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Useful Wood Company sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chipping Barnet Foodbank (£349k), All Nations Salvation Assembly (Ansa) (£350k) and The Children, Young People and Families' Consortium (£349k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment, work placements, training and volunteering opportunities 2. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chipping Barnet Foodbank | Barnet | £349k |
| All Nations Salvation Assembly (Ansa) | London | £350k |
| The Children, Young People and Families' Consortium | Rotherham | £349k |
| Apte Ltd | Salford | £350k |