Lady Downe's Charity

Analysis

Lady Downe's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lady Downe's Charity reported income of £32k and spending of £44k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £29k to £32k (+7.8%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Lady Downe's Charity sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 7th Stalybridge Scout Group (£32k), Down Syndrome Group Northamptonshire (£32k) and Mothers of Goodness (Ummul Khair Ltd) (£32k).