Standish United Charity

Analysis

Standish United Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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 December 2025, Standish United Charity reported income of £13k and spending of £11k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11k to £13k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Standish United Charity sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manna House Project (£13k), The Reverend William Batley Almshouse Charity (£13k) and Rockstone & Pebbles (RSP) (£13k).