Soham Relief in Need Charity

Analysis

Soham Relief in Need Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in December 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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, Soham Relief in Need Charity reported income of £22k and spending of £4,736, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,428 to £22k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Soham Relief in Need Charity sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1 John 3:17-18 Beira (£22k), St Hild and St Helen Christian Fellowship (£22k) and Rawdah Trust (£22k).