The Norman Barnes Fund

Analysis

The Norman Barnes Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in August 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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 March 2025, The Norman Barnes Fund reported income of £12k and spending of £7,870, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £8,848 to £12k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Norman Barnes Fund sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Broadlands Fund (£12k), All Christians' Fellowship International (£12k) and Bewick Charitable Trust (£12k).