Esme's Umbrella

Analysis

Esme's Umbrella is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Esme's Umbrella reported income of £12k and spending of £12k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £16k to £12k (-29%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Esme's Umbrella sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neverest Orthopaedics Foundation (£12k), Village Hall, Purleigh (£12k) and Rural Veterans Hubs (Kirklees) (£12k).