Middleton Cheney United Charities

Analysis

Middleton Cheney United Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, 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, Middleton Cheney United Charities reported income of £12k and spending of £3,988, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,186 to £12k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 154% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Middleton Cheney United Charities sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashfield Educational Fund (Bushey) (£12k), Imperial Giving Limited (£12k) and Poor's Land (£12k).