The Edwina Mountbatten and Leonora Children's Foundation
Analysis
The Edwina Mountbatten and Leonora Children's Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Edwina Mountbatten and Leonora Children's Foundation reported income of £124k and spending of £291k, spending 234% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £111k to £124k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 212% 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 Edwina Mountbatten and Leonora Children's Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Togs Centre (£124k), Voices for Life (£124k) and Boys in Mind Girls Mind Too (£124k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of sick, distressed or needy children in any part of the world,The promotion of the art and practice of nursing,The support of nurses caring for children suffering from cancer,The furtherance of primary research into causes of paediatric cancer,and also the support of such other charitable purposes as the Trustees shall from time to time decide.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Togs Centre | Pontypool | £124k |
| Voices for Life | Bath | £124k |
| Boys in Mind Girls Mind Too | Bath | £124k |
| Wisdom House | Essex | £124k |