British Epilepsy Association

Analysis

British Epilepsy Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in August 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00797997). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Epilepsy Association reported income of £5.3m and spending of £4.3m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £5.3m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British Epilepsy Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainbow Trust Children's Charity (£5.3m), Everton in the Community (£5.3m) and Age Concern Manchester (£5.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, trading 4.4%, charitable activities 3.6% and investments 1.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.5m. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 26%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.