The Heaton - Ellis Trust
Analysis
The Heaton - Ellis Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in November 2008, 18 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Heaton - Ellis Trust reported income of £153k and spending of £122k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £19k to £153k (+716%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 1467%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Heaton - Ellis Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St George's Day Centre (Bolton) Ltd (£153k), Ryhope Community Association (£153k) and Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney (£153k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Trust was set up to help extinguish Motor Neurone Disease (MND) for which there is no specific test or effective treatment. The goal for the MND gene-hunting programme is to discover all the genes responsible for causing MND. Once achieved drugs can be screened that can arrest and even reverse motor neurone degeneration. Funds raised by the trust will help to fund the gene-hunting initiative.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St George's Day Centre (Bolton) Ltd | Bolton | £153k |
| Ryhope Community Association | Tyne & Wear | £153k |
| Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney | Norwich | £153k |
| Himalayan Youth Foundation UK | Northumberland | £153k |