Barham Benevolent Foundation

Analysis

Barham Benevolent Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barham Benevolent Foundation reported income of £173k and spending of £276k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £154k to £173k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Barham Benevolent Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastside Community Heritage (£173k), Hope 2 Humanity (£174k) and The Stuart Young Foundation (£173k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.