Estate Charity of William Hatcliffe

Analysis

Estate Charity of William Hatcliffe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Estate Charity of William Hatcliffe reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.6m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Estate Charity of William Hatcliffe sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Latin American Women's Aid Refuge (£2.6m), Vishnitz Girls School Limited (£2.7m) and The Hartley Trust (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 29% of spending and raising funds 70%. Grants to other organisations totalled £600k. Reserves of £287k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.