Fordwich United Charities

Analysis

Fordwich United Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 December 2025, Fordwich United Charities reported income of £34k and spending of £23k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £34k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fordwich United Charities sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese (£34k), The Bristol Soup Run Trust (£34k) and Hope Church Colchester (£34k).