The Samuel White and Francis Willoughby Charity for Relief in Need

Analysis

The Samuel White and Francis Willoughby Charity for Relief in Need is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, 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, The Samuel White and Francis Willoughby Charity for Relief in Need reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £19k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Samuel White and Francis Willoughby Charity for Relief in Need sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Filling The Gap (£19k), Stillwaters Trust Society (£19k) and Fare Shop (£19k).