One Westminster

Analysis

One Westminster is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02052268). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, One Westminster reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.0m to £1.2m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, One Westminster sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Joshua Trust (£1.2m), Sisters of Mercy Sunderland (£1.2m) and The Co-Mission Initiative Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £231k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.