The Elfrida Society

Analysis

The Elfrida Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01559198). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Elfrida Society reported income of £312k and spending of £399k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £324k to £312k (-3.8%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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 Elfrida Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meals on Wheels Cumbria (£312k), Cheltenham Almshouses & Aid CIO (£312k) and Chipping Norton Lido Limited (£312k).

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.