The Southend Care Bank
Analysis
The Southend Care Bank is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 2023, 3 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 provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Southend Care Bank reported income of £58k and spending of £30k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2024 to August 2025, income grew from £44k to £58k (+34%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Southend Care Bank sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Rivers of Water (£58k), Feltham Community Development Association (£58k) and Burrough's Almshouses (£58k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objections of the CIO is the alleviation of the effects of hygiene poverty by way of operating a personal care and hygiene bank in the City of Southend-on-Sea. The Care Bank will serve the community primarily, but not exclusively, by providing free personal hygiene and household products for adults and children on a self-referral basis.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Rivers of Water | Surbiton | £58k |
| Feltham Community Development Association | Feltham | £58k |
| Burrough's Almshouses | Exeter | £58k |
| Carmelite Monastery | Pickering | £58k |