Dame Dorothy Legh's Charity

Analysis

Dame Dorothy Legh's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in April 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dame Dorothy Legh's Charity reported income of £18k and spending of £15k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £18k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dame Dorothy Legh's Charity sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tabernacle Incorporated (£18k), The Friends of Care for the Needy, Jerusalem Charity Fund (£18k) and Faith Believers Chapel Limited (£18k).