The Poor Charity of William Candy

Analysis

The Poor Charity of William Candy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in February 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Poor Charity of William Candy reported income of £32k and spending of £43k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28k to £32k (+12%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Poor Charity of William Candy sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winning Faith Chapel (£32k), Village Aid (£32k) and Rivers of Joy Ministries (Swansea) (£32k).