Corn Exchange Benevolent Society
Analysis
Corn Exchange Benevolent Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newbury. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Corn Exchange Benevolent Society reported income of £95k and spending of £96k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £91k to £95k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Corn Exchange Benevolent Society sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Inverforth Charitable Trust (£94k), The Saints and Sinners Trust Limited (£95k) and Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO (£94k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Helps present/past employees, dependants, of grain/related trades, agricultural merchants, feed compounders, flour millers, seed processors and others. Help is to people of all ages, is usually financial, in form of grants or help with utility and other bills.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Inverforth Charitable Trust | London | £94k |
| The Saints and Sinners Trust Limited | Kent | £95k |
| Bryn Blaen Community Wind Fund CIO | Llanidloes | £94k |
| Turnaround Foundation | Leeds | £96k |