The Viscount Northcliffe Pension Fund

Analysis

The Viscount Northcliffe Pension Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Viscount Northcliffe Pension Fund reported income of £14k and spending of £3,700, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £14k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 33% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Viscount Northcliffe Pension Fund sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paignton Parish Charity (£14k), Frontline Advice Centre (£14k) and Channel - Supporting Family Social Work in Liverpool (£14k).