King Edward VII Institute

Analysis

King Edward VII Institute is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, King Edward VII Institute reported income of £84k and spending of £94k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £40k to £84k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, King Edward VII Institute sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Ferriby Village Hall Trust (£84k), 2nd Ashbourne Scout Group (£85k) and Community Chaplaincy Association (£83k).

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.