Stratfield Mortimer Relief in Need Charity

Analysis

Stratfield Mortimer Relief in Need Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Stratfield Mortimer Relief in Need Charity reported income of £66k and spending of £91k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £55k to £66k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stratfield Mortimer Relief in Need Charity sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Favour Ministries International (£66k), Bethany Pentecostal Church (£66k) and Rock 'n' Roll Rescue (£66k).