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Charity Fund 1961 Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company

RegisteredRegistered charity number 233251LondonGrant-making and general purposes
Income£26k2025-12-31
Spending£26ksame year
Spent / received129%5-year average
Size in its cause62nd pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered1964Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Charity Fund 1961 Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 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 organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Charity Fund 1961 Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company reported income of £26k and spending of £26k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £30k to £26k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 129% 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 Fund 1961 Stationers and Newspaper Makers Company sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh Trust Fund (£26k), Nexus Community Trust (£27k) and Rotary Club of Northwich Benevolent Fund (£26k).

Income and spending

£0£14k£28k£42k£55k2021 Income: £29,8532021 Spending: £55,37520212022 Income: £21,2792022 Spending: £46,12620222023 Income: £23,8822023 Spending: £18,10420232024 Income: £29,4652024 Spending: £23,34020242025 Income: £26,4962025 Spending: £26,3092025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity may apply its income to or for any charitable institution or purpose. The charity meets its objectives by applying its income to trade benevolent societies and other institutions associated with the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. Civic and other appeals, including the Lord Mayor's appeal.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Rotary Club of Reading Maiden Erlegh Trust FundReading£26k
Nexus Community TrustBraintree£27k
Rotary Club of Northwich Benevolent FundNorthwich£26k
The Gladys Wightwick Charitable TrustLondon£27k