The Evans Charity
Analysis
The Evans Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Evans Charity reported income of £32k and spending of £79k, spending 247% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £29k to £32k (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Evans Charity sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Douglas Heath Eves Charitable Trust (£32k), The Nafferton Feoffees Charities Trust (£32k) and The Thalidomide Society (£32k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
MANAGE AND LET LANDS UNDER ITS JURISDICTION TO ENABLE GRANTS TO BE MADE TO ANY CHARITY FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE ANCIENT PARISH OF HEXHAM (AS CONSTITUTED IN 1855), RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED AND FOR ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 RESIDENT IN THE PARISHES OF HUMSHAUGH AND SIMONBURN OR ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Douglas Heath Eves Charitable Trust | London | £32k |
| The Nafferton Feoffees Charities Trust | Driffield | £32k |
| The Thalidomide Society | West Midlands | £32k |
| Medical Screening Society | London | £32k |