Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in March 1963, 63 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 March 2026, Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund reported income of £29k and spending of £23k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £44k to £29k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland Benevolent Fund sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yad Ezrah (The Helping Hand) (£29k), The Dodbrooke Parish Charity (£29k) and The Greek Orthodox Community of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr (£29k).