Canonstates Limited

Analysis

Canonstates Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 01933551). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Canonstates Limited reported income of £74k and spending of £93k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £36k to £74k (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Canonstates Limited sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edmonton Church of Christ (£74k), Joel Community Services (£74k) and Epping and Theydon Garnon Charities (£74k).