Town Estate Charity

Analysis

Town Estate Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in February 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Town Estate Charity reported income of £66k and spending of £78k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £51k to £66k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Town Estate Charity sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club of Southampton Solent Trust Fund (£66k), The Wyn and Ken Lo Memorial Foundation (£66k) and Thimbleby Village Hall (£66k).