The Southport and Birkdale Provident Society

Analysis

The Southport and Birkdale Provident Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in April 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 acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Southport and Birkdale Provident Society reported income of £31k and spending of £25k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £27k to £31k (+14%), an average of +3.4% 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, The Southport and Birkdale Provident Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Providence Chapel (£31k), Yeomanry Benevolent Fund (£31k) and Sueberry Limited (£31k).