St Lawrence Charitable Fund

Analysis

St Lawrence Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02307750). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St Lawrence Charitable Fund reported income of £61k and spending of £42k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £61k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Lawrence Charitable Fund sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Wisdom Centre (£61k), The Living Hope (£61k) and Newgate Church - Milton Keynes (£61k).