Edmund Arnold's Charity
Analysis
Edmund Arnold's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in February 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Edmund Arnold's Charity reported income of £71k and spending of £36k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £56k to £71k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Edmund Arnold's Charity sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Les Alden Foundation (£71k), Edmund Arnold's Charity (£71k) and Strawberry Hill Overseas and Community Concern (£71k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Apprenticing and Education Branch has been amalgamated with Arnolds Educational Foundation. The Poors Branch - Income shall be applied for the benefit of deserving and necessitious persons resident in the parishes of Nether Heyford, Stony Stratford and St Giles Northampton by way of grants to the individual or to organisations for various specified purposes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Les Alden Foundation | West Sussex | £71k |
| Edmund Arnold's Charity | Northampton | £71k |
| Strawberry Hill Overseas and Community Concern | Hampton | £71k |
| The Unknown Donors' Charities | Norwich | £71k |