Epilepsy Research Institute UK

Analysis

Epilepsy Research Institute UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04873718). It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Epilepsy Research Institute UK reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.9m, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.7m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Epilepsy Research Institute UK sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Oaks Hospice (£1.7m), The Matt Hampson Foundation (£1.7m) and The Springfield Project (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and investments 21%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £260k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 9.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.