The Elsie Davis Trust
Analysis
The Elsie Davis Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12515601). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Elsie Davis Trust reported income of £193k and spending of £243k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £61k to £193k (+216%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Elsie Davis Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sunningdale Playgroup (£193k), The Society for Educational Studies (£193k) and Longwick Pre-School (£193k).
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
The Charity is set up for the benefit of the public generally, in the United Kingdom and in particular but not restricted to the counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham, Tees Valley and Cumbria and its surrounding areas to further charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time decide in accordance with the laws of England and Wales by making grants to other charities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sunningdale Playgroup | Berkshire | £193k |
| The Society for Educational Studies | West Midlands | £193k |
| Longwick Pre-School | Buckinghamshire | £193k |
| Beeches Pre-School | Peterborough | £194k |