Advice UK

Analysis

Advice UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1988, 38 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 02023982). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Advice UK reported income of £6.0m and spending of £6.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3.3m to £6.0m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Advice UK sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance (£6.0m), The Greggs Foundation (£6.2m) and Access Community Trust (£5.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 8.0%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.5%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.