High Wycombe Central Aid Society
Analysis
High Wycombe Central Aid Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in June 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, High Wycombe Central Aid Society reported income of £272k and spending of £289k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £193k to £272k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, High Wycombe Central Aid Society sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skills & Volunteering Cymru (SVC) (£272k), Swindon's Food Collective Ltd (£272k) and British Friends of Aleh (£272k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objective of the Charity is to provide assistance to the needy in High Wycombe and the surrounding area. We achieve this objective by providing low cost furniture and white goods to those on a limited income, granting furniture and white goods to those in crisis and providing work experience and skills to those facing disadvantage. (In April2025 the charity started to convert to CIO 1212511)
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Skills & Volunteering Cymru (SVC) | Cardiff | £272k |
| Swindon's Food Collective Ltd | Swindon | £272k |
| British Friends of Aleh | London | £272k |
| Grace International Foundation Liverpool | Liverpool | £272k |