York Dispensary Sick Poor Fund

Analysis

York Dispensary Sick Poor Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, York Dispensary Sick Poor Fund reported income of £20k and spending of £28k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £20k (+1.8%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, York Dispensary Sick Poor Fund sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Handicapped Children's Aid Committee (£20k), The Friends of Malawi Association Charitable Trust Fund (£20k) and Brigstock and Wrens Charity (£20k).

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.