Elizabeth Dowell's Trust

Analysis

Elizabeth Dowell's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Elizabeth Dowell's Trust reported income of £206k and spending of £171k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £187k to £206k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Elizabeth Dowell's Trust sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Thomas Guy (£206k), The Stanley Mews Community Trust (£207k) and Pearn Almshouses (£206k).