Steep in Need

Analysis

Steep in Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 2020, 6 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 12231975). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Steep in Need reported income of £744k and spending of £271k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £50 to £744k (+1488058%), an average of +1004% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Steep in Need sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talent-Ed Education (£744k), Society of the Helpers of the Holy Souls (£745k) and The Climate Movement (£742k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from . Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 7 people.