Town Lands Charity

Analysis

Town Lands Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wisbech. It was registered in April 1964, 62 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.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Town Lands Charity reported income of £49k and spending of £60k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £42k to £49k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Town Lands Charity sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Combined Cutlers Company Charitable Trust (£49k), Tachlis Trust (£49k) and South Chard Church (£49k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.