Thornhill Poor's Estate Charity

Analysis

Thornhill Poor's Estate Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in July 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Thornhill Poor's Estate Charity reported income of £20k and spending of £21k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £20k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Thornhill Poor's Estate Charity sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church and Town Estate Charity (Town Branch) (£20k), Christ Apostolic Church Power-Age International (Cac Power-Age) (£20k) and Alternative Giving CIO (£20k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.