The Darby Pension Fund
Analysis
The Darby Pension Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maidenhead. It was registered in December 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Darby Pension Fund reported income of £21k and spending of £25k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £20k to £21k (+5.9%), an average of +1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Darby Pension Fund sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Charities (£21k), Burton Joyce Old School Trust (£21k) and St Peter's Trust (£21k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Fund exists to provide payments each quarter to people in Cookham who are on low incomes and who meet the requirements set out in the will of the Darby brothers, dating from the early 20th century.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| United Charities | Stafford | £21k |
| Burton Joyce Old School Trust | Nottingham | £21k |
| St Peter's Trust | Bushey | £21k |
| Education for Democracy in South Africa | Oxford | £21k |