National Assistance Fund

Analysis

National Assistance Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10801299). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, National Assistance Fund reported income of £43.4m and spending of £43.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12.5m to £43.4m (+247%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National Assistance Fund sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (£43.1m), Cheltenham Ladies College (£43.5m) and Uppingham School (£43.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £43.9m. Reserves of £16.9m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate.