The Eldon Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Eldon Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Midlothian. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Eldon Charitable Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £16k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £6,124 to £17k (+178%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 299%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Eldon Charitable Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The J M Farraday Charitable Trust (£17k), Refugym (£17k) and The Children of Sumatra (£17k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.