The Poor's Land

Analysis

The Poor's Land is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Poor's Land reported income of £13k and spending of £25k, spending 188% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £10k to £13k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Poor's Land sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Health Partnership Nepal (£13k), Rotary Club of Oxted and Limpsfield Charitable Trust (£13k) and Beccles Men's Shed (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.