The Octagon Community Centre Malvern

Analysis

The Octagon Community Centre Malvern is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malvern. It was registered in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Octagon Community Centre Malvern reported income of £73k and spending of £25k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £10k to £73k (+629%), an average of +170% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 601%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Octagon Community Centre Malvern sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Christian Fellowship (£73k), Bridgwater Foodbank (£73k) and Restoration Centre Charismatic Renewal Ministry (£73k).