The Sir Henry Stephenson Endowment

Analysis

The Sir Henry Stephenson Endowment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sir Henry Stephenson Endowment reported income of £12k and spending of £16k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £12k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Sir Henry Stephenson Endowment sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keele Village Hall (£12k), Eathorpe and Wappenbury Village Hall (£12k) and Colaton Raleigh Church Preservation Fund (£12k).