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Edison's Light

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1202761LincolnGrant-making and general purposes
Income£13k2025-11-21
Spending£6,789same year
Spent / received62%3-year average
Size in its cause48th pctGrant-making and general purposes
Registered2023CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Edison's Light is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in April 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Edison's Light reported income of £13k and spending of £6,789, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from November 2023 to November 2025, income grew from £5,269 to £13k (+146%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Edison's Light sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loughton Voluntary Care Association (£13k), The Clarke Charitable Trust (£13k) and Worle Community Choir (£13k).

Income and spending

£0£3,239£6,478£9,717£13k2023 Income: £5,2692023 Spending: £3,15720232024 Income: £8,9422024 Spending: £6,77020242025 Income: £12,9562025 Spending: £6,7892025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We provide support to families affected by miscarriage, still-birth, termination for medical reasons (TFMR) and neonatal death. We do this by providing items such as sibling bereavement support packs and other resources directly to hospitals and individuals.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Loughton Voluntary Care AssociationLoughton£13k
The Clarke Charitable TrustNorwich£13k
Worle Community ChoirWeston-Super-Mare£13k
Harringworth Village HallCorby£13k