Charity of John Bend

Analysis

Charity of John Bend is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wisbech. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Charity of John Bend reported income of £12k and spending of £8,237, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income grew from £12k to £12k (+2.1%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Charity of John Bend sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Millard Family Foundation CIO (£12k), The Yousaf Charitable Foundation (£12k) and Didsbury Community Association (£12k).