The Arthur Townrow Pensions Fund
Analysis
The Arthur Townrow Pensions Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in May 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Arthur Townrow Pensions Fund reported income of £133k and spending of £155k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £121k to £133k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Arthur Townrow Pensions Fund sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RAF Marham Officers' Mess (£133k), Dementia Friendly Hampshire (£134k) and Clevedon and District Foodbank CIO (£133k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provides pensions to widows and spinsters living in Chesterfield and spinsters living out of the area who are dependent on State benefits or who only have a small income.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| RAF Marham Officers' Mess | King's Lynn | £133k |
| Dementia Friendly Hampshire | Hampshire | £134k |
| Clevedon and District Foodbank CIO | Clevedon | £133k |
| The Cholsey Day Centre Trust | Wallingford | £134k |