The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund
Analysis
The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Clitheroe. It was registered in December 1963, 63 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, The Accrington District Sick Poor Fund reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £22k to £16k (-29%), an average of -8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Accrington District Sick Poor Fund sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newton Abbot Community Shed (£16k), South Molton Community Hospital League of Friends (£16k) and Talgarth Bowling Club (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Assisting persons in the area of benefice (wards of Hyndburn Borough Council, Lancashire) who are either a) both sick and poor. or b)in financial need. Preference will still be given to those living in the wards of Accrington, Clayton le Moors and Altham.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Abbot Community Shed | Newton Abbot | £16k |
| South Molton Community Hospital League of Friends | Devon | £16k |
| Talgarth Bowling Club | Powys | £16k |
| Bratton Clovelly Parish Hall | Okehampton | £16k |