The Simon Community

Analysis

The Simon Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01602161). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Simon Community reported income of £138k and spending of £228k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £396k to £138k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Simon Community sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Staplehurst Free Church (£138k), The Kent Foundation (£138k) and Exeter Vineyard Church (£138k).