The John Henry King Fund

Analysis

The John Henry King Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in January 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The John Henry King Fund reported income of £68k and spending of £70k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £55k to £68k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 John Henry King Fund sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Acoustic Neuroma Association CIO (£68k), International Rotary Fellowship of Healthcare Professionals (UK) Trust Fund (£68k) and Ehsan Trust UK (£68k).