The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust
Analysis
The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in March 1963, 63 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 March 2026, The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust reported income of £669k and spending of £628k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £751k to £669k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 17%. 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, The Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove Limited (£668k), YMCA Exeter Community Projects (£670k) and North London Muslim Community Centre Limited (£667k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £440k. Reserves of £19.3m would cover about 321 months of spending at that rate.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust Deed provides that the income of the Trust Fund (and in certain cases the capital) should be paid or applied for such charitable purposes as the Trustees should think fit. The Trustees have particular regard for medical charities, charities for old people and those who have fallen on evil days through no fault of their own, and the charities specified in the Schedule to the Trust Deed.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Carers Centre for Brighton and Hove Limited | 35 New England Street | £668k |
| YMCA Exeter Community Projects | Exeter | £670k |
| North London Muslim Community Centre Limited | London | £667k |
| The Venture (Wrexham) Limited | Wrexham | £670k |