The Serco People Fund
Analysis
The Serco People Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hook. It was registered in April 2021, 5 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 makes grants to individuals and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Serco People Fund reported income of £150k and spending of £621k, spending 413% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2025, income fell from £4.1m to £150k (-96%), an average of -67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Serco People Fund sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Giles-In-The-Fields and Bloomsbury United Charity (£150k), Canbury Park Church Trust (£150k) and Great Barton Free Church (£150k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Serco People Fund supports Serco colleagues and their close families facing extraordinary financial challenges. The People Fund embraces Serco's value of Care, providing support to colleagues and their families in times of need. As an independent charity we do this by providing grants in response to applications from colleagues and, where helpful, connecting them to other assistance.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Giles-In-The-Fields and Bloomsbury United Charity | London | £150k |
| Canbury Park Church Trust | New Malden | £150k |
| Great Barton Free Church | Bury St Edmunds | £150k |
| West Hackney Parochial Charity | London | £151k |