The James Frederick and Ethel Anne Measures Charity

Analysis

The James Frederick and Ethel Anne Measures Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The James Frederick and Ethel Anne Measures Charity reported income of £765k and spending of £116k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £863k to £765k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 800%. Over the whole period it spent 26% 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 James Frederick and Ethel Anne Measures Charity sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Family & Relationship Centre (£765k), Mr and Mrs J a Pye's Charitable Settlement (£765k) and National Heart and Lung Foundation (£765k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £676k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £90k. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 168 months of spending at that rate.