The Egmont Trust

Analysis

The Egmont Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Egmont Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £2.2m (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Egmont Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Age Concern Islington (£2.2m), Open Door Charity (£2.2m) and Manchester Community Central (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.