The One Love Project

Analysis

The One Love Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southend-On-Sea. It was registered in June 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, The One Love Project reported income of £118k and spending of £203k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £73k to £118k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The One Love Project sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peace and Prosperity Trust (£118k), Haslemere Food Bank Trust (£118k) and Together for the Common Good (£118k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.