Ethar Relief

Analysis

Ethar Relief is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Ethar Relief reported income of £3.0m and spending of £3.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.0m (+5.0%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ethar Relief sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swarovski Foundation (£3.0m), The Bromley by Bow Centre (£3.0m) and "Off the Record" Youth Counselling Croydon (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62% and charitable activities 38%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £68k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.