Relief in Need Fund

Analysis

Relief in Need Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in December 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Relief in Need Fund reported income of £10k and spending of £6,307, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £11k to £10k (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Relief in Need Fund sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Bible Church (£10k), Azaan Foundation UK Limited (£10k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God Grace Sanctuary for All Nations Kingston Upon Thames (£10k).