Relief in Need Charity of Simon Lord Digby and Others

Analysis

Relief in Need Charity of Simon Lord Digby and Others is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in February 1973, 53 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 and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Relief in Need Charity of Simon Lord Digby and Others reported income of £17k and spending of £4,377, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £17k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 31% 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, Relief in Need Charity of Simon Lord Digby and Others sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Hall and Reading Room (£17k), Wicken Village CIO (£17k) and Evolve (£17k).