Lady Hewley's Charity

Analysis

Lady Hewley's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Lady Hewley's Charity reported income of £858k and spending of £505k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £288k to £858k (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lady Hewley's Charity sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Kind Act (£857k), Mercers' Company Housing Association (£858k) and Kolel Bys Shlome Arye Trust (£857k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 42% and trading 5.9%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 13%. Grants to other organisations totalled £94k. Reserves of £381k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate.