The 1959 Group of Charities

Analysis

The 1959 Group of Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The 1959 Group of Charities reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £1.7m (+12323%), an average of +234% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 4861%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, The 1959 Group of Charities sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voluntary Sector Centres (£1.7m), Keren Association Limited (£1.8m) and Catalyst Stockton on Tees Limited (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 97% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Charitable activities took 1.3% of spending and raising funds 98%. Reserves of £29k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.