Poor's Allotment

Analysis

Poor's Allotment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Poor's Allotment reported income of £49k and spending of £20k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £37k to £49k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Poor's Allotment 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 Friends of Essex & London Homeless (£49k), Kin Cymru (£49k) and Beaumont Parish Hall (£49k).