The Showering Fund

Analysis

The Showering Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Westbury-On-Trym. It was registered in June 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Showering Fund reported income of £180k and spending of £130k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £21k to £180k (+753%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 371%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Showering Fund sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birtley Town Football Club (£180k), Veterans in Action (£180k) and British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians (£180k).

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