Ashford Relief in Need Charities

Analysis

Ashford Relief in Need Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in October 1985, 41 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 individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ashford Relief in Need Charities reported income of £16k and spending of £8,047, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,670 to £16k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 103%. 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, Ashford Relief in Need Charities sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institution of Plant Engineers Benevolent Fund (£16k), The Johnston Family Charity (£16k) and Brightwell Supporting Refugees (£16k).