The James Ellis Charitable Trust

Analysis

The James Ellis Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The James Ellis Charitable Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £24k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £22k to £31k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The James Ellis Charitable Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodland Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity (£31k), Dial Post Village Hall (£31k) and Braunstone West Council of Social Service (£31k).