Buttle UK

Analysis

Buttle UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1965, 61 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, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Buttle UK reported income of £3.2m and spending of £7.8m, spending 244% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £6.9m to £3.2m (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Buttle UK 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 Give It Forward Today (£3.2m), Paddington Development Trust (£3.2m) and The Community Foundation in Wales (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61% and investments 38%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £63k. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 11%. Grants to other organisations totalled £183k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.