The Hereford Society for Aiding the Industrious

Analysis

The Hereford Society for Aiding the Industrious is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00020458). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Hereford Society for Aiding the Industrious reported income of £171k and spending of £235k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £148k to £171k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Hereford Society for Aiding the Industrious sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mechanics for Africa (£171k), Jamiatul Uloom Islamia Ltd (£171k) and Star Trust (East Midlands) Ltd (£171k).