Sir E D Walker Trust

Analysis

Sir E D Walker Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sir E D Walker Trust reported income of £383k and spending of £312k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £269k to £383k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Sir E D Walker Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thomas Philipot's Almshouse Charity (£379k), The Bus Shelter MK (£383k) and Pentecostal Residences Charity (£376k).