The Sheriffs' and Recorders' Fund

Analysis

The Sheriffs' and Recorders' Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sheriffs' and Recorders' Fund reported income of £439k and spending of £395k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £212k to £439k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sheriffs' and Recorders' Fund sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coram Family and Childcare Ltd (£438k), Goldheart Charity Limited (£439k) and Fsci (UK) (£438k).