John Ellerman Foundation

Analysis

John Ellerman Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, John Ellerman Foundation reported income of £3.4m and spending of £6.2m, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.2m to £3.4m (+8.7%), an average of +2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 213% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, John Ellerman Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crucible Foundation (£3.4m), The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust (£3.5m) and Givengain UK Foundation (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 97%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.1m. Reserves of £3.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

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.