Charity of William John Cook

Analysis

Charity of William John Cook is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Maldon. 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, Charity of William John Cook reported income of £14k and spending of £18k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £14k (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charity of William John Cook sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir Thomas Meddlecott's Charity for the Poor (£14k), Al Falah Community Support Centre (£14k) and Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress (£14k).

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.