The Worcester Diocesan Social Responsibility Fund

Analysis

The Worcester Diocesan Social Responsibility Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in August 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Worcester Diocesan Social Responsibility Fund reported income of £14k and spending of £22k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £14k (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 203% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Worcester Diocesan Social Responsibility Fund sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Africa Women's League (United Kingdom) (£14k), Shiva Charity UK (£14k) and The Exeter Relief in Need Charity (£14k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.