Rotary Club of Hartlepool Benevolent Fund

Analysis

Rotary Club of Hartlepool Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in November 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Rotary Club of Hartlepool Benevolent Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £8,117, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2026, income grew from £4,783 to £12k (+148%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Rotary Club of Hartlepool Benevolent Fund sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Coleshill Parish Trust Fund (£12k), North Killingholme Fittie Lands Charity (£12k) and The 4566 Preservation Group (£12k).