# Poverty Relief

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1201822 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1201822)
- Company number: 13075259
- Latest income: £21.4k; spending £22.5k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Bangladesh, India, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/poverty-relief

Poverty Relief is an international relief organisation aimed to raise funds in the UK and distribute them to those neediest and destitute. Our mission is to have a better world tomorrow.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £21.4k | £22.5k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £3,660 | £3,435 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The prevention or relief of Poverty and financial hardship in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and / or charities, other organisations working to prevent or relieve Poverty and financial hardship.

## What it funds

Poverty Relief is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief and religious activities for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services. In its latest reported year Poverty Relief reported income of £21.4k and spending of £22.5k. Over its last 2 reported years, to 31 Dec 2024, it spent £25.9k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Bangladesh, India, Niger and Pakistan and 1 more area.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Poverty Relief in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Poverty Relief open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Poverty Relief is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Poverty Relief fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England, Bangladesh, India, Niger and Pakistan and 1 more area.

### Does Poverty Relief give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Poverty Relief makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Poverty Relief give each year?

The register does not break out Poverty Relief's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2024 was £22.5k. Over its last 2 reported years its spending averaged £13k a year.

### How large is Poverty Relief?

In its latest reported year Poverty Relief reported income of £21.4k and spending of £22.5k.


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