The John and Susan Bowers Fund

Analysis

The John and Susan Bowers Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in November 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The John and Susan Bowers Fund reported income of £39k and spending of £40k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £135k to £39k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 62%. 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 John and Susan Bowers Fund sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% 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 New Art Studio (£39k), Bright Future Organisation Limited (£39k) and 1st All Saints Sherburn-In-Elmet Scout Group (£39k).