M E Whyte Bequest

Analysis

M E Whyte Bequest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bicester. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, M E Whyte Bequest reported income of £13k and spending of £4,331, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,718 to £13k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 341%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, M E Whyte Bequest sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Be Reel (Building Empowerment: Rural Economic Engagement in Life) (£13k), The Compass Point Trust (£13k) and Occupy World Outreach Ministries (£13k).