The John Ede Trust

Analysis

The John Ede Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorking. It was registered in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The John Ede Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £29k, spending 233% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £10k to £12k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 200% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The John Ede Trust sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% 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 Tonbridge Half Marathon (£12k), Village Hall (Known As Eliot Hall) (£12k) and Shiloh Divine Ministries (£12k).

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.