Nucleus Community Action Ltd

Analysis

Nucleus Community Action Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01202541). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Nucleus Community Action Ltd reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £937k to £1.2m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nucleus Community Action Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norwood & Brixton Foodbank Limited (£1.2m), Good Company (Surrey) (£1.2m) and The Exaireo Trust Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and donations and legacies 10%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £751k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.