The Edmund Trust

Analysis

The Edmund Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Waterbeach Cambridge. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02872186). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Edmund Trust reported income of £11.1m and spending of £10.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.1m to £11.1m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Edmund Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anheddau Cyf (£11.1m), Durham Aged Mineworkers' Homes Association (£11.2m) and Integrate (Preston and Chorley) Limited (£11.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £108k. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 311 people.