City of London School War Memorial Fund

Analysis

City of London School War Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Watford. It was registered in June 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, City of London School War Memorial Fund reported income of £28k and spending of £1.4m, spending 5014% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £16k to £28k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 1150%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, City of London School War Memorial Fund 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 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River of Life Church (£28k), Paper Boat (£28k) and The Lions Club of Morpeth (£28k).