Nottingham Municipal Charities
Analysis
Nottingham Municipal Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Nottingham Municipal Charities reported income of £331k and spending of £331k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £263k to £331k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nottingham Municipal Charities sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip & St James, Odd Down, Bath & Wells (£331k), Oxford Bible Church Trust Limited (£331k) and The Community Church in the North West of England (£331k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To apply income in relieving either generally or individually persons resident in the City of Nottingham who are in need, hardship or distress;To provide interest free loans of up to £10,000 for persons over the age of 18 years, who are resident within the City of Nottingham, for the purposes of trade or business: andApplication of monies received for the benefit of Nottingham High School
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Philip & St James, Odd Down, Bath & Wells | Bath | £331k |
| Oxford Bible Church Trust Limited | Oxford | £331k |
| The Community Church in the North West of England | Southport | £331k |
| Emmanuel Group of Churches | Northampton | £331k |