Charitworth Limited

Analysis

Charitworth Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 01697536). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Charitworth Limited reported income of £3.3m and spending of £2.7m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £3.3m (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charitworth Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yishaya Adler Memorial Fund (£3.3m), Citizens Advice SORT Group (£3.3m) and Good Shepherd Sisters GB CIO (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.3m. Reserves of £48.7m would cover about 213 months of spending at that rate.