Edberts House

Analysis

Edberts House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gateshead. It was registered in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06756641). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Edberts House reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.1m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Edberts House sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire Mind (£2.1m), The Matthew Project (£2.1m) and Berkshire Community Foundation (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83% and donations and legacies 17%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,100. Reserves of £768k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.