The Valentine Poole Charity

Analysis

The Valentine Poole Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnet. It was registered in January 1964, 62 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, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Valentine Poole Charity reported income of £294k and spending of £73k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £69k to £294k (+326%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 269%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Valentine Poole Charity sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Casba (£293k), Darlaston All Active (£294k) and Love Into Action (£293k).