The Vegetarian Charity

Analysis

The Vegetarian Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Vegetarian Charity reported income of £68k and spending of £40k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £68k (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1343%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Vegetarian Charity sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Achiezer Va'achisomoch Trust (£68k), Nottingham (Forest Road) Christadelphian Ecclesia (£68k) and The Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Charitable Trust (£68k).