The Sponne and Bickerstaffe Charity

Analysis

The Sponne and Bickerstaffe Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northamptonshire. It was registered in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 December 2025, The Sponne and Bickerstaffe Charity reported income of £103k and spending of £138k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £105k to £103k (-1.4%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sponne and Bickerstaffe Charity sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Outreach (£103k), The Takk Trust (£103k) and Isca Community Enterprises (£103k).