Banbury Charities
Analysis
Banbury Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in November 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Banbury Charities reported income of £421k and spending of £415k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £348k to £421k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Banbury Charities sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Higher Talmudical Education Limited (£420k), The Mills Charity (£421k) and Urban Devotion Birmingham (£420k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
1. To benefit inhabitants of the former Borough of Banbury. 2. To provide and maintain almshouse accommodation. 3. To benefit sick, poor persons by such means as trustees consider appropriate. 4. To assist educational establishments and students less than 25 years of age. 5. To relieve persons who are in need hardship or distress. 6. To benefit persons suffering from illness, accident old age or i
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Higher Talmudical Education Limited | London | £420k |
| The Mills Charity | Suffolk | £421k |
| Urban Devotion Birmingham | Birmingham | £420k |
| Cheetham Hill Advice Centre | Manchester | £421k |