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St Elizabeth's Centre

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1176777Much HadhamDisability
Income£42.1m2025-12-31
Spending£24.4msame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause100th pctDisability
Registered2018Charitable company
Employees578latest return

Analysis

St Elizabeth's Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Much Hadham. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11087989). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Elizabeth's Centre reported income of £42.1m and spending of £24.4m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £25.7m to £42.1m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, St Elizabeth's Centre sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Together Trust (£41.2m), Ambitious About Autism (£42.8m) and The Percy Hedley Foundation (£40.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, donations and legacies 36% and trading 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £49k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £8.8m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 578 people.

Income and spending

£0£10.5m£21.0m£31.5m£42.1m2021 Income: £25,725,0002021 Spending: £25,522,00020212022 Income: £25,136,0002022 Spending: £31,325,00020222023 Income: £15,453,0002023 Spending: £18,686,00020232024 Income: £18,963,0002024 Spending: £20,391,00020242025 Income: £42,054,0002025 Spending: £24,409,0002025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 36%
  • Legacies 0.1%
  • Charitable activities 62%
  • Trading 2.0%
  • Investments 0.5%

In the charity's own words

CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE, DISABILITY, GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR SAVING OF LIVES, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, PROVIDES SERVICES, RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, PROVIDES HUMAN RESOURCES, EDUCATION/TRAINING, ELDERLY/OLD PEOPLE, OTHER DEFINED GROUPS.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Together TrustCheadle£41.2m
Ambitious About AutismLondon£42.8m
The Percy Hedley FoundationNewcastle Upon Tyne£40.5m
Cartrefi Cymru Co-Operative LimitedCardiff£42.9m