The Puddenecks Club

Analysis

The Puddenecks Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Potters Bar. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Puddenecks Club reported income of £43k and spending of £37k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £43k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Puddenecks Club sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canford Cliffs Village Hall Trust (£43k), Friends of Molesey Centre (£43k) and The Bagheera Trust (£43k).