The Harris Charity

Analysis

The Harris Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, 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 Harris Charity reported income of £145k and spending of £161k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £84k to £145k (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Harris Charity sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isle of Wight Law Centre (£145k), Hammersmith and Fulham Volunteer Centre (£145k) and Lewes District Churches Homelink (£145k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.