The William of Wykeham Lodge Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The William of Wykeham Lodge Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The William of Wykeham Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £20k and spending of £5,669, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £480 to £20k (+3966%), an average of +152% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 2042%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The William of Wykeham Lodge Benevolent Fund sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orlingbury Village Hall and Institute (£20k), The L and R Tanner Foundation (£20k) and Exousia Worldwide Ministries (£19k).