The Kirkwood Memorial Fund

Analysis

The Kirkwood Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Edenbridge. It was registered in August 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The Kirkwood Memorial Fund reported income of £28k and spending of £45k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £29k to £28k (-5.2%), an average of -1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Kirkwood Memorial Fund sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sussex Eye Foundation (£28k), Osprey (£28k) and Exeter Hindu Cultural Centre Limited (£28k).