The Mills Charity

Analysis

The Mills Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Mills Charity reported income of £421k and spending of £359k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £606k to £421k (-31%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Mills Charity sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Banbury Charities (£421k), Cheetham Hill Advice Centre (£421k) and Higher Talmudical Education Limited (£420k).