The Ladies Aid Society and the Eyre Charity
Analysis
The Ladies Aid Society and the Eyre Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ladies Aid Society and the Eyre Charity reported income of £15k and spending of £27k, spending 186% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ladies Aid Society and the Eyre Charity sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samanvaya Parivar-Leicester (£15k), Jamiah Faruqia Educational Trust (£15k) and Chigwell United Charities (£15k).
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 relief of financial hardship among unmarried women who are either resident in, were formerly resident in or were born in Plymouth, and who are not living with a partner.If and in so far as the income of the said Society cannot be applied towards the objects above, it may be applied for the relief of women who are in need, hardship or distress in Plymouth and the surrounding area
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Samanvaya Parivar-Leicester | Leicester | £15k |
| Jamiah Faruqia Educational Trust | Leeds | £15k |
| Chigwell United Charities | Chigwell | £15k |
| Glorious Ministries International (UK) | Please select | £15k |