The Emily Matilda Easton Benefaction (1908)

Analysis

The Emily Matilda Easton Benefaction (1908) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Emily Matilda Easton Benefaction (1908) reported income of £13k and spending of £16k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £13k to £13k (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Emily Matilda Easton Benefaction (1908) sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People Charity (£13k), Woodvale Chapel Christian Fellowship (£13k) and Faith Works Gospel Church (£13k).