The Erica Leonard Trust

Analysis

The Erica Leonard Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Godalming. It was registered in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Erica Leonard Trust reported income of £13k and spending of £74k, spending 575% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £15k to £13k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 466% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Erica Leonard Trust sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Memorial Hall, Loughton (£13k), Whittington Community Centre Fund (£13k) and Cockermouth Emergency Response Group (Cerg) (£13k).

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.