Guild of Freemen of the City of London's Charity

Analysis

Guild of Freemen of the City of London's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Guild of Freemen of the City of London's Charity reported income of £52k and spending of £30k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £54k to £52k (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Guild of Freemen of the City of London's Charity sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighouse District Scout Council (£52k), Seaclose Swimming Club (£52k) and Friends of Helper (£52k).