Sir Alec Black's Charity
Analysis
Sir Alec Black's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in N E Lincs. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Sir Alec Black's Charity reported income of £88k and spending of £99k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £97k to £88k (-9.0%), an average of -2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 145% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sir Alec Black's Charity sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pos+ability (£88k), Misbahi Welfare Mission (£88k) and Christopher's Smile (£88k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity provides bed linen to charitable organisations throughout the UK caring for the sick and infirm for use on in-patient beds and provides assistance to sick poor persons resident in the Borough of Grimsby, particularly those associated with the fishing industry.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pos+ability | Cambridgeshire | £88k |
| Misbahi Welfare Mission | Preston | £88k |
| Christopher's Smile | Lightwater | £88k |
| Alice Ruggles Trust | Leicester | £88k |