London Borough of Waltham Forest Mayoral Benevolent Fund

Analysis

London Borough of Waltham Forest Mayoral Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1975, 51 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. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, London Borough of Waltham Forest Mayoral Benevolent Fund reported income of £15k and spending of £8,931, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,766 to £15k (+299%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 231%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, London Borough of Waltham Forest Mayoral Benevolent Fund sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Angel/Starfish Project (£15k), North Walsham and District Round Table Charitable Fund (£15k) and Stokenham Parish Hall (£15k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.