The Northumbria Police (Lilian Eve Memorial) Trust
Analysis
The Northumbria Police (Lilian Eve Memorial) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in January 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Northumbria Police (Lilian Eve Memorial) Trust reported income of £47k and spending of £68k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £32k to £47k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Northumbria Police (Lilian Eve Memorial) Trust sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bondh E Shams (£47k), Gardiner Hill Foundation (£47k) and The Netherlands Benevolent Society Koning Willem Fonds (£47k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The fund assists serving and retired officers and their partners in times of need. As well as providing financial support by way of grants or interest free loans to those suffering hardship, we also cover out-of-pocket expenses incurred in using convalescent homes which provide a range of therapies to assist in the rehabilitation of officers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bondh E Shams | London | £47k |
| Gardiner Hill Foundation | South Humberside | £47k |
| The Netherlands Benevolent Society Koning Willem Fonds | London | £47k |
| Life Changing Ministries International Church South Cheshire Trust | Newton Stewart | £47k |