Ebenezer Trust

Analysis

Ebenezer Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in W91 Vw58. It was registered in December 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Ebenezer Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £43k, spending 210% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £95k to £21k (-78%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Ebenezer Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Debney Cottages (£21k), Kensworth Village Hall (£21k) and Fredk James French Memorial Homes (£21k).

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.