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the grocers' charity

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Grocers' Charity is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Grocers' Charity is the charitable arm of the Grocers' Company, a City of London Livery Company. The Charity is a grant-awarding body to UK registered charities working in designated areas of need that encompasses education, the Church, the relief of poverty, support for the arts, heritage, young people, medicine, environment and those with disabilities.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,127,160
Latest Expenditure
£1,404,835

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 111.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 89.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £358,952
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £768,208
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,260,369
Raising Funds £144,466
Governance £13,159
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,127,160£1,404,835£1,260,369£37,705,632£3,230,9421 / 72
2023£1,349,295£1,366,583£1,236,182£34,474,690£147,8311 / 60
2022£1,005,398£1,243,121£1,113,824£34,326,859£480,3431 / 0
2021£6,801,497£966,763£957,445£37,147,557£688,4921 / 0
2020£812,370£901,322£900,866£24,637,363£741,0171 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers