Waltham St Lawrence Charities
Analysis
Waltham St Lawrence Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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, Waltham St Lawrence Charities reported income of £47k and spending of £47k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £34k to £47k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Waltham St Lawrence Charities sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goole Amateur Boxing Club (£47k), Burnham Community Association (£47k) and Old Windsor Memorial Hall (£47k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote any charitable purpose in the Parish, the area of benefit. The Charity comprises:1.Foot Knight & Newbery Relief in Need.2.Wandesford & How Educational.3.Beale and Braybrooke Relief in Sickness. The objects are to relieve persons in need, hardship, distress; to promote education and training, with priority to under 25s; and to help those who are sick, convalescent, disabled & infirm.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Goole Amateur Boxing Club | Goole | £47k |
| Burnham Community Association | Berkshire | £47k |
| Old Windsor Memorial Hall | Windsor | £47k |
| Take Heart Leicester | Leicester | £47k |