Doris Boughton Fund
Analysis
Doris Boughton Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwick. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2026, Doris Boughton Fund reported income of £50k and spending of £79k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £45k to £50k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, Doris Boughton Fund sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dursley and District Community Association (£50k), Corfe Mullen Village Hall (£50k) and The Rosalind Hicks Charitable Trust (£50k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide financial assistance to current and past employees, including their dependants, of Whitnash PLC (formerly Automotive Products PLC) together with the continuing businesses which were UK subsidiaries of Automotive Products Group Ltd at any time up until 31 December 2006, who are, in the opinion of the Management Committee, in need of such assistance
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dursley and District Community Association | Gloucestershire | £50k |
| Corfe Mullen Village Hall | Wimborne | £50k |
| The Rosalind Hicks Charitable Trust | Devon | £50k |
| Sutton-On-Trent Village Fund | Nottinghamshire | £51k |