The George and Esme Pollitzer Charitable Settlement

Analysis

The George and Esme Pollitzer Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The George and Esme Pollitzer Charitable Settlement reported income of £120k and spending of £23k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £123k to £120k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The George and Esme Pollitzer Charitable Settlement sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pedal People (£120k), Birmingham Samaritans (£120k) and Madina Trust (£120k).