The Craft Bakers Benevolent and Education Fund
Analysis
The Craft Bakers Benevolent and Education Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Craft Bakers Benevolent and Education Fund reported income of £28k and spending of £7,838, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £30k to £28k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Craft Bakers Benevolent and Education Fund sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include R.c.c.g Grace Haven Chapel (£28k), The Corpus Christi Nicholas Bacon Fund (£28k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God - Faith Chapel Brixton (£28k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To assist former Craft Bakers Association members and/or their dependants by way of quarterly grants and/or assistance with gas, electricity, telephone, decorating, etc.To help provide equipment.To support Education within the association and its members by way of sponsorship and financial assistance by way of events, educational tools to benefit members and students in bakery education.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| R.c.c.g Grace Haven Chapel | Kent | £28k |
| The Corpus Christi Nicholas Bacon Fund | Cambridge | £28k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God - Faith Chapel Brixton | London | £28k |
| Genesis Enterprise Foundation | Nottingham | £28k |