The Vernon Ellis Foundation
Analysis
The Vernon Ellis Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Orpington. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, 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 Vernon Ellis Foundation reported income of £142k and spending of £436k, spending 307% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £351k to £142k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 129% 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 Vernon Ellis Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust (£142k), Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust (£142k) and Currock Community Association (£142k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity primarily supports music organisations in a variety of ways but concentrates on programmes to develop young artists and to use music to help education and well-being. It also supports a number of specific health and educational programmes. It is a small charity and does not invite speculative applications. The Trustees are pro-active in working with organisations they wish to help.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Beatrice Gilmore Charitable Trust | Hampshire | £142k |
| Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust | Bath | £142k |
| Currock Community Association | Carlisle | £142k |
| Project 93 | Staffs | £142k |