Nas Uwt Benevolent Funds

Analysis

Nas Uwt Benevolent Funds is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in January 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Nas Uwt Benevolent Funds reported income of £687k and spending of £528k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £482k to £687k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nas Uwt Benevolent Funds sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Furniture Store (York) Ltd (£687k), Akaal Aid (£687k) and World Harvest (UK) (£686k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 24% and investments 13%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 79 months of spending at that rate.