Edmund Rice Bicentennial Trust Limited
Analysis
Edmund Rice Bicentennial Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04229228). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Edmund Rice Bicentennial Trust Limited reported income of £466k and spending of £1.1m, spending 231% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £746k to £466k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 193% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Edmund Rice Bicentennial Trust Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Public Health Register (£466k), The Vintners' Foundation (£466k) and Happy Children Ltd (£465k).
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 charitys objects are to advance the Christian faith, promote Christian ideals and provide for the education and training of children and other persons according to the spirit and ideals of Blessed Edmund Rice.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Register | Birmingham | £466k |
| The Vintners' Foundation | London | £466k |
| Happy Children Ltd | Liverpool | £465k |
| Institute of Alcohol Studies | London | £466k |