The Rotary Club of High Wycombe Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Rotary Club of High Wycombe Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Rotary Club of High Wycombe Benevolent Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £20k to £11k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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 Rotary Club of High Wycombe Benevolent Fund sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Petersfield Lions Club (CIO) (£11k), Alverdale Trust Fund (£11k) and Weapons of Revival Church (UK) (£11k).

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.