John Eddleston's Charity

Analysis

John Eddleston's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in October 1974, 52 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, John Eddleston's Charity reported income of £52k and spending of £90k, spending 174% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £44k to £52k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 145% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, John Eddleston's Charity sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowestoft Shopmobility (£52k), Hugh Insley-Fox Charitable Trust (£52k) and The Devon Clinic (£52k).