Cells Project CIO

Analysis

Cells Project CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Cells Project CIO reported income of £661k and spending of £605k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £325k to £661k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Cells Project CIO sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 The Police Foundation (£659k), The AVOCADO Foundation (£673k) and Voluntary Support North Surrey (£645k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £190k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.