Thaxted Relief in Need Charities

Analysis

Thaxted Relief in Need Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in July 1965, 61 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, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Thaxted Relief in Need Charities reported income of £51k and spending of £27k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £67k to £51k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Thaxted Relief in Need Charities sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Champion Chanzige (£51k), Earsdon, Newburn and Shilbottle Almshouse Charity (£51k) and Exvac (£51k).