John Holford's Charity

Analysis

John Holford's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, John Holford's Charity reported income of £740k and spending of £305k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £117k to £740k (+531%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, John Holford's Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Turtle Key Arts Centre Trust (£738k), Communities Together East Anglia (£741k) and Arts Factory Ltd (£738k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.9m would cover about 232 months of spending at that rate.