The Old Stortfordian Benevolent Fund
Analysis
The Old Stortfordian Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop's Stortford. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Old Stortfordian Benevolent Fund reported income of £19k and spending of £22k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £19k (+53%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Old Stortfordian Benevolent Fund sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northridge Foundation (£19k), Society for Free Radical Research International (£19k) and Kori Development Project (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity at its discretion: -helps any Old Stortfordian, and/or wife,husband,widow,widower, child or dependant of an Old Stortfordian in need or deserving assistance by reason of poverty, illness, injury or other misfortune-education or maintenance of a child in need at the College
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Northridge Foundation | Milton Keynes | £19k |
| Society for Free Radical Research International | West Midlands | £19k |
| Kori Development Project | Maidenhead | £19k |
| Hands of Grace | London | £19k |