The School Church and Poor Estate

Analysis

The School Church and Poor Estate is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bedford. It was registered in April 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The School Church and Poor Estate reported income of £11k and spending of £2,972, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £886 to £11k (+1109%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 605%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The School Church and Poor Estate sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Babs UK (£11k), Auto Immune and Multiple Sclerosis (A.i.m.s) (£11k) and Tynedale Stroke Club (£11k).