The Witney Town Charity

Analysis

The Witney Town Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Witney. It was registered in May 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Witney Town Charity reported income of £208k and spending of £244k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £129k to £208k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Witney Town Charity sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acts of Kindness (£208k), Isle of Wight Christian Fellowship (£208k) and Hope Community Project Wolverhampton (£208k).