Burdens' Charitable Foundation
Analysis
Burdens' Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, 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 June 2025, Burdens' Charitable Foundation reported income of £67k and spending of £59k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £53k to £67k (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 6534%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Burdens' Charitable Foundation sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul (£67k), Society Inc (£67k) and Akwaaba Foundation (£67k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The charity's main activity is making grants out of the income of the trust fund to support charitable organisations. There are no formal restrictions on the charitable activities which can be supported but the charity's main activities currently embrace the prevention and relief of acute poverty, substantially through the medium of education and healthcare especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul | London | £67k |
| Society Inc | Manchester | £67k |
| Akwaaba Foundation | Brackley | £67k |
| Sam Pilcher Trust | Cheltenham | £67k |