Charity of Sir Richard Whittington

Analysis

Charity of Sir Richard Whittington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2001, 25 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 March 2025, Charity of Sir Richard Whittington reported income of £4.4m and spending of £5.3m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.9m to £4.4m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charity of Sir Richard Whittington sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Campden Charities Trustee (£4.4m), FareShare Midlands (£4.4m) and The Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha (Birmingham) UK (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 74% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.4m. Reserves of £14.1m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.