Blandina Marshe's Charity

Analysis

Blandina Marshe's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedfordshire. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blandina Marshe's Charity reported income of £34k and spending of £35k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £34k (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Blandina Marshe's Charity sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Mrs Catherine Walker (£34k), Turnor's Almshouse Charity (£34k) and The Horton Almshouses (£34k).

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.