King George V Fund for Actors and Actresses
Analysis
King George V Fund for Actors and Actresses is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romford. 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, King George V Fund for Actors and Actresses reported income of £137k and spending of £183k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £211k to £137k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, King George V Fund for Actors and Actresses sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calvary Deliverance Ministries (£137k), Dingle Multi Agency Centre Limited (£137k) and The Upholders Charity (£137k).
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
To pay grants to British Actors & Actresses (a) who have rendered such service to the acting profession as to merit recognition, and (b) who, through altered circumstances, are in a position to require such assistance
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Calvary Deliverance Ministries | Sheffield | £137k |
| Dingle Multi Agency Centre Limited | Merseyside | £137k |
| The Upholders Charity | Kent | £137k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God, Glory of God Parish Exeter | Exeter | £137k |