The Evelyn Trust

Analysis

The Evelyn Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in May 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00166995). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Evelyn Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.3m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 154% 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 Evelyn Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bradnet (£1.3m), Howden Foundation (£1.3m) and West of England Sport Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 62% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £27.9m would cover about 220 months of spending at that rate.

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.