Project Pearl

Analysis

Project Pearl is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, 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 December 2025, Project Pearl reported income of £47k and spending of £17k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £8,265 to £47k (+468%), an average of +138% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 3455%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Project Pearl sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kinetic Network (£47k), Know Africa CIO (£47k) and St Neots Foodbank (£47k).