Elh Charitable Trust
Analysis
Elh Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carshalton. It was registered in January 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Elh Charitable Trust reported income of £41k and spending of £72k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £21k to £41k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Elh Charitable Trust sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Philharmonia Benevolent Fund (£41k), Northumberland Mark Benevolent Fund (£41k) and York Coronary Support Group Trust (£41k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or distress as a result of local or national or international disaster or by reason of their social and economic circumstances; andTo advance the Christian religion in any part of the world ; and alsoSuch other objects as are recognised as charitable by the law of England and Wales.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Philharmonia Benevolent Fund | London | £41k |
| Northumberland Mark Benevolent Fund | Northumberland | £41k |
| York Coronary Support Group Trust | North Yorkshire | £41k |
| The Compass Travel Trust Limited | West Sussex | £41k |