Charities of Thomas Wade and Others

Analysis

Charities of Thomas Wade and Others is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Charities of Thomas Wade and Others reported income of £322k and spending of £281k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £284k to £322k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Charities of Thomas Wade and Others sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradford Metropolitan Food Bank (£322k), Reuse Network Ltd. (£322k) and Cornerstone Ministries (£322k).