The Hoo Saint Werburgh Lodge Benevolent Fund

Analysis

The Hoo Saint Werburgh Lodge Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hoo Saint Werburgh Lodge Benevolent Fund reported income of £17k and spending of £10k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £27k to £17k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Hoo Saint Werburgh Lodge Benevolent Fund sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minster Lions Club of York (CIO) (£17k), Friends of Warden Hill Schools (£17k) and Creeting St Mary Village Hall (£17k).