Waterloo Action Centre

Analysis

Waterloo Action Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01611872). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Waterloo Action Centre reported income of £203k and spending of £190k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £150k to £203k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Waterloo Action Centre sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's Church Kendal (£203k), Concern and Help for East Elmbridge Retired (Cheer) (£203k) and Beacon Church London (£203k).