The Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe

Analysis

The Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. 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 March 2026, The Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe reported income of £94k and spending of £62k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £123k to £94k (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Lee Charity of William Hatcliffe sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% 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 Children of Watamu (£94k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God - Winners' Way Loughton (£94k) and Cafe Unity 2014 (£94k).