Sir Thomas Meddlecott's Charity for the Poor

Analysis

Sir Thomas Meddlecott's Charity for the Poor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sir Thomas Meddlecott's Charity for the Poor reported income of £14k and spending of £19k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £14k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sir Thomas Meddlecott's Charity for the Poor sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society of Friends of Foreigners in Distress (£14k), Charity of William John Cook (£14k) and Arise and Shine Evangelistic Association (£14k).