Epilepsy Society

Analysis

Epilepsy Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00492761). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Epilepsy Society reported income of £20.7m and spending of £21.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16.0m to £20.7m (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Epilepsy Society sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. 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 Havens Hospices (£20.6m), Felix Charity (£20.8m) and The Rosalind Franklin Institute (£20.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73%, donations and legacies 23%, trading 1.9% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.4m. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Reserves of £12.0m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 368 people.

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.