Sir John Evelyn's Charity

Analysis

Sir John Evelyn's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Sir John Evelyn's Charity reported income of £78k and spending of £76k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £67k to £78k (+16%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 634%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sir John Evelyn's Charity sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Books and Bread for Kenya (£78k), Wellfield Trust (£78k) and Capel Y Tabernacl Cyf (£78k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.