Edward Vinson 1957 Charity Settlement

Analysis

Edward Vinson 1957 Charity Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Faversham. It was registered in October 1985, 41 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 2025, Edward Vinson 1957 Charity Settlement reported income of £216k and spending of £66k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £500k to £216k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 27739%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Edward Vinson 1957 Charity Settlement sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wish (£216k), Rahmah Foundation (£216k) and Shiloh (Rotherham) (£216k).