The Perry Fund
Analysis
The Perry Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in June 1964, 62 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.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Perry Fund reported income of £26k and spending of £23k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £33k to £26k (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Perry Fund sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese (£26k), Holy Rood Trust (£26k) and Educate for Life (£26k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To provide annuities or other periodic or temporary payments or single grants of money for women not of the artisan class who from any cause whatsoever shall be in need of assistance without regard to any circumstances except their poverty.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Mothers' Union Newcastle Diocese | North Shields | £26k |
| Holy Rood Trust | London | £26k |
| Educate for Life | Cambridge | £26k |
| Aprender (UK) Limited | Lincolnshire | £26k |