Lady Elizabeth Hastings' Estate Charity

Analysis

Lady Elizabeth Hastings' Estate Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Lady Elizabeth Hastings' Estate Charity reported income of £684k and spending of £752k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £628k to £684k (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Lady Elizabeth Hastings' Estate Charity sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 City Church Bristol (£683k), The Old Enfield Charitable Trust (£685k) and Shared Interest Foundation (£683k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 38%. Grants to other organisations totalled £171k.