Woodroffe and Tucker's Charities (Known As Candlemas Money)

Analysis

Woodroffe and Tucker's Charities (Known As Candlemas Money) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salisbury. It was registered in March 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Woodroffe and Tucker's Charities (Known As Candlemas Money) reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £10k to £11k (+2.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Woodroffe and Tucker's Charities (Known As Candlemas Money) sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chilworth Wi (£11k), Pathfinders UK (£11k) and Alverdale Trust Fund (£11k).