The Eleanor Creeke Settlement

Analysis

The Eleanor Creeke Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashford. It was registered in November 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Eleanor Creeke Settlement reported income of £33k and spending of £40k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £37k to £33k (-9.3%), an average of -2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Eleanor Creeke Settlement sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paddock Wood and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund (£33k), Scott Bolton Trust (£33k) and Waterloo Community Association (£33k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.