East and West Looe Harbour and Bridge Charities

Analysis

East and West Looe Harbour and Bridge Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Looe. It was registered in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, East and West Looe Harbour and Bridge Charities reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £786k to £1.5m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, East and West Looe Harbour and Bridge Charities sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Drue Heinz Charitable Trust (£1.5m), Backstage Trust (£1.5m) and Merthyr Tydfil Citizens Advice Bureau (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and investments 5.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.4m would cover about 48 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.