George Wood Memorial Benevolent Fund

Analysis

George Wood Memorial Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, George Wood Memorial Benevolent Fund reported income of £17k and spending of £26k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £17k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, George Wood Memorial Benevolent Fund sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Syleham and Wingfield Village Hall (£17k), Carleen Village Hall (£17k) and The Penhale Society Ltd (£17k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.