The Bernard Herridge Charity

Analysis

The Bernard Herridge Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in January 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bernard Herridge Charity reported income of £40k and spending of £44k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £29k to £40k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 163% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Bernard Herridge Charity sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include March Almshouse and Pension Charities (£40k), Charities of John Ansell (£40k) and Rose Trust (£40k).

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.