Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund

Analysis

Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund reported income of £34k and spending of £26k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £25k to £34k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Edwin John Thompson Memorial Fund sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walkden Christian Centre (£34k), Bridestowe Village Hall CIO (£34k) and Humdard Welfare Association (Croydon) (£34k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.