Elizabeth's Children Charitable Trust
Analysis
Elizabeth's Children Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Elizabeth's Children Charitable Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £24k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £21k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Elizabeth's Children Charitable Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include B T Cancer Research Trust (£21k), Lewes Low Cost Counselling Service (£21k) and Friends of Adi (£21k).
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
We make grants in order to relieve poverty and educate children and young people. To achieve this we recruit donors, keep existing donors informed of the projects funded by the charity via a website, a newsletter and Facebook. We hold events to raise funds and awareness of the charity from time to time.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| B T Cancer Research Trust | Tenbury Wells | £21k |
| Lewes Low Cost Counselling Service | Lewes | £21k |
| Friends of Adi | London | £21k |
| D Byford 'd' Charitable Settlement | Leicestershire | £21k |