Lavenham Charities for the Poor

Analysis

Lavenham Charities for the Poor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lavenham Charities for the Poor reported income of £39k and spending of £56k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £36k to £39k (+8.6%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lavenham Charities for the Poor sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Filipino Baptist Church of London (£39k), Kent Islamic Centre (£39k) and Wells Next the Sea United Charities(Charity No 236897)incorporating Former Charity No (259709)(Wells and District League of Friends) (£39k).