East Head Impact

Analysis

East Head Impact is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13669631). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, East Head Impact reported income of £10.2m and spending of £1.4m, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £22.2m to £10.2m (-54%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 794%. Over the whole period it spent 9.6% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, East Head Impact sits at the 99th 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NNS Foundation (£10.0m), Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside (£10.3m) and Swire 2765 (£9.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and investments 13%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £31.1m would cover about 268 months of spending at that rate.