The Silk Route

Analysis

The Silk Route is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2025, The Silk Route reported income of £71k and spending of £60k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £68k to £71k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Silk Route sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society of Yorkshire Brethren (£71k), The Foundation for Palliative Care Education (£71k) and South Staffordshire Medical Centre Charitable Trust - the Rotha Abraham Bequest (£71k).