PENNY APPEAL
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Penny Appeal provides poverty relief across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with dedicated programmes to help the poor and needy by building wells, caring for orphans, providing nutritious food, delivering emergency aid in response to crisis situations and providing healthcare. Penny Appeal also works in the UK to help homeless people and women who have experienced domestic abuse.
Latest income
£13.1m
Expenditure
£13.8m
Financial year end
2024-12-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-30 | £28.7m | £23.3m | |
| 2021-12-31 | £16.2m | £17.2m | |
| 2022-12-31 | £23.1m | £22.1m | |
| 2023-12-31 | £22.4m | £23.8m | |
| 2024-12-31 | £13.1m | £13.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2024-12-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £12.5m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £631k |
| Total income | £13.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £10.3m |
| Raising funds | £3.5m |
| Grants to institutions | £4.1m |
| Governance | £413k |
| Total expenditure | £13.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £6.4m |
| Total funds | £6.7m |
| — restricted | £303k |
| — unrestricted | £6.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £6.7m |
| Cash | £2.9m |
People
| Employees | 68 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.