4eden

Analysis

4eden is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Penrith. It was registered in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, 4eden reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £784k to £1.6m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, 4eden sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Health Action (£1.6m), Kehelland Horticultural Centre Limited (£1.6m) and Compaid Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, trading 11% and donations and legacies 4.6%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.