The 29th May 1961 Charity

Analysis

The 29th May 1961 Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in June 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The 29th May 1961 Charity reported income of £6.0m and spending of £6.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.7m to £6.0m (+6.9%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, The 29th May 1961 Charity sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alexander Mosley Charitable Trust (£5.8m), The Royal Air Force Central Fund (£6.3m) and The National Garden Scheme (£5.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 58%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.1m.