The Redbourn Charities

Analysis

The Redbourn Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in November 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Redbourn Charities reported income of £147k and spending of £107k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £79k to £147k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 65%. 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, The Redbourn Charities sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prestatyn and Meliden Foodbank (£147k), Gateway Church Barnsley (£147k) and Bassuah Legacy Foundation (£147k).