The Grocers' Charity

Analysis

The Grocers' Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Grocers' Charity reported income of £868k and spending of £1.8m, spending 207% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £6.8m to £868k (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Grocers' Charity sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust Charity Fund (£868k), Love Squared (£869k) and Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust (£868k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 67% and donations and legacies 33%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.9%. Reserves of £904k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.

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.