Local Epileptics Friends Association
Analysis
Local Epileptics Friends Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hessle. It was registered in June 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Local Epileptics Friends Association reported income of £16k and spending of £19k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income fell from £26k to £16k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Local Epileptics Friends Association sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tezmae Charitable Trust (£16k), Bk's Heroes (£16k) and Poppleton Community Railway Nursery (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
RAISE FUNDS FOR LOCAL HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS SPECIALISING IN THE RELIEF OF EPILEPSY
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Tezmae Charitable Trust | London | £16k |
| Bk's Heroes | Preston | £16k |
| Poppleton Community Railway Nursery | York | £16k |
| The Kendrick and Sylvia Edwards Charitable Trust | Shrewsbury | £16k |