The Society of London Ragamuffins Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Society of London Ragamuffins Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in July 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.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Society of London Ragamuffins Benevolent Fund reported income of £19k and spending of £19k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £17k to £19k (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Society of London Ragamuffins Benevolent Fund sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stone Parochial Charity (£19k), Al-Wadud Welfare and Educational Trust (£19k) and Community Advice and Support Services (Caass UK) (£19k).