Thomas Hickman's Charity

Analysis

Thomas Hickman's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bucks. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, 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, Thomas Hickman's Charity reported income of £980k and spending of £1.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £663k to £980k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Thomas Hickman's Charity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Luke's Church (£980k), Mosaic Church Coventry (£981k) and Projects4change (£979k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 77% and charitable activities 23%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £142k. Reserves of £26.2m would cover about 294 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

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.