POVERTY CONCERN

Registered charity 1163477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the London Borough of Enfield and surrounding areas2. To relieve poverty and improve health and education and promote human rights as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child throughout the world 3. The relief of poverty in Somalia, Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia or other organisations working to prevent

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated with a deficit of £12,415 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £17,037 to £4,622. The charity holds no fixed assets and relies entirely on restricted and unrestricted grants for funding. The trustees confirmed that the organization is solvent and well-run, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months’ (26 weeks) expenditure (held: £8k)
The target reserve amount represents at least 6 months’ (26 weeks) expenditure and will be reviewed annually.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Djibouti · Enfield · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Haringey · Somalia · Sudan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£58k£32k
30/06/2024£15k£27k
30/06/2023£36k£26k
30/06/2022£15k£19k
30/06/2021£26k£26k

Common questions

Is POVERTY CONCERN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated with a deficit of £12,415 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £17,037 to £4,622. The charity holds no fixed assets and relies entirely on restricted and unrestricted grants for funding. The trustees confirmed that the organization is solvent and well-run, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/10/2022£10kDeveloping and Growing
The National Lottery Community Fund11/10/2019£9kCommunity Communication Project
UK government03/09/2018£11kKnife Crime Community Fund 18-19