William Kendall's Charity (Wax Chandlers Company)

Analysis

William Kendall's Charity (Wax Chandlers Company) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 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 makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, William Kendall's Charity (Wax Chandlers Company) reported income of £172k and spending of £138k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £150k to £172k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, William Kendall's Charity (Wax Chandlers Company) sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God Lord's Vine Parish (£172k), The Brook Community Church and Centre (£172k) and Heavenly Feast Global Outreach (£172k).