William Gurney

Analysis

William Gurney is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in October 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, William Gurney reported income of £16k and spending of £7,730, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, William Gurney sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mayor of Oldham's Appeal-Children's Holiday Home (£16k), Reverend John Cooper's Hospital Charity (£16k) and Mercy House of William Fry (£16k).