Collective Futures (CIO)

Analysis

Collective Futures (CIO) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 March 2026, Collective Futures (CIO) reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2025 to March 2026, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Collective Futures (CIO) sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Durham Community Development Trust Ltd (£1.7m), Coventry Panahghar Project (£1.7m) and Richard Reeve's Foundation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £825k. Reserves of £324k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.