The Booth Charities

Analysis

The Booth Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northwich. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 March 2026, The Booth Charities reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.5m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.6m to £1.7m (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Booth Charities sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The RCN Foundation (£1.7m), Whirlow Hall Farm Trust Limited (£1.7m) and Mesothelioma UK Charitable Incorporated Organisation (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 93%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 26%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.6m. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.