500k International

Analysis

500k International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in August 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, 500k International reported income of £1.3m and spending of £760k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 521873%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, 500k International sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wokingham United Charities (£1.3m), Chroma Church (£1.3m) and Beverley Consolidated Charity (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £68k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £724k. Reserves of £699k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate.