Carlee Ltd

Analysis

Carlee Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01547535). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Carlee Ltd reported income of £785k and spending of £1.2m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £459k to £785k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 169% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Carlee Ltd sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Meaning Foundation (£785k), Chareidim Beis Shaymesh (£786k) and Friends of Mosdos Torah Veyirah (£784k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate.

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.