The Blakeney Twelve

Analysis

The Blakeney Twelve is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holt. It was registered in November 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Blakeney Twelve reported income of £20k and spending of £18k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £20k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 124% 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 Blakeney Twelve sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Reverend Duke Yonge (£20k), Horwich Spiritualist Church (£20k) and The Friends of the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (£20k).

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