Swaffham Bulbeck Relief in Need Charity

Analysis

Swaffham Bulbeck Relief in Need Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Swaffham Bulbeck Relief in Need Charity reported income of £12k and spending of £9,854, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £12k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Swaffham Bulbeck Relief in Need Charity sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Townlands Charity (£12k), Farnborough Neighbourcare (£12k) and The Military Provost Staff Corps Benevolent Fund (£12k).