East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited

Analysis

East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in March 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00869974). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited reported income of £236k and spending of £149k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £178k to £236k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, East Lancashire Mark Benevolent Fund Limited sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Church (£236k), The Alice Cross Centre (£236k) and The Silversmiths and Jewellers Charity (£236k).