The George Townsend Charity

Analysis

The George Townsend Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in January 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The George Townsend Charity reported income of £33k and spending of £37k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £33k (+21%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The George Townsend Charity sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% 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 Shelly Farm Community Centre Association (£33k), The Engine Shed (£33k) and Myagdi Organisation UK (£33k).