The Cyril and Eve Jumbo Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Cyril and Eve Jumbo Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, 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 April 2025, The Cyril and Eve Jumbo Charitable Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £138k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £252k to £1.1m (+351%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 640%. Over the whole period it spent 69% 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 Cyril and Eve Jumbo Charitable Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Worldwide (£1.1m), The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (£1.1m) and The Revolving Doors Agency (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 13% and donations and legacies 6.0%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.