The Destitution Project

Analysis

The Destitution Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Destitution Project reported income of £41k and spending of £87k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £43k to £41k (-4.7%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Destitution Project sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morfa Family Centre (£41k), Trotter's Charity (£41k) and The Greenheart Trust (£41k).