The Barbers' Company General Charities

Analysis

The Barbers' Company General Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Barbers' Company General Charities reported income of £303k and spending of £248k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £249k to £303k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Barbers' Company General Charities sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedazzle Projects (£303k), Jigsaw Visitors Centre (£303k) and Adhar Project (£303k).