The Edmund Godson Charity

Analysis

The Edmund Godson Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Edmund Godson Charity reported income of £19k and spending of £9,524, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £19k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Edmund Godson Charity sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Care and Share (£19k), Christmas Care (£19k) and The Halbard Charitable Trust (£19k).