Burley in Wharfedale Relief in Need Charity

Analysis

Burley in Wharfedale Relief in Need Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilkley. It was registered in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and other charitable purposes, 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 March 2025, Burley in Wharfedale Relief in Need Charity reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £11k (+1.6%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Burley in Wharfedale Relief in Need Charity sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Charity of Priscilla Gent and Others (£11k), The Lord Buckland Trust (£11k) and Elbethel Prayer Tabernacle (£11k).