ELEANOR PALMER TRUST

Registered charity 220857 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ELEANOR PALMER TRUST, THE ELEANOR PALMER'S TRUST

The provision of housing, care and support for elderly people. Grants to assist in the relief of need.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.8m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a strong operating performance with a surplus of £651,467 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £18,156,500, comprising unrestricted funds of £14,325,834 and restricted funds of £3,830,666, and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

CQC provider record: Eleanor Palmer Trust — Registered, 1 registered location, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 08/11/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.8m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£39k
Reserves (reported)
£14.3m
Employees
53

Reported reserves equal ~55.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barnet · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.8m£3.1m
31/03/2024£3.4m£3.2m
31/03/2023£2.8m£2.6m
31/03/2022£2.6m£2.4m
31/03/2021£2.4m£2.1m

Common questions

Is ELEANOR PALMER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a strong operating performance with a surplus of £651,467 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £18,156,500, comprising unrestricted funds of £14,325,834 and restricted funds of £3,830,666, and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BMTA TRUST1£50k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELEANOR PALMER TRUST£3.8m——unclear—no doubt
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANY FY2025£2.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MARGERY MAPLETHORPE TRUST FY2024£154k—0unclear—no doubt
ELEANOR HAMILTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£250k—0unclear—no doubt
PEACEHAVEN HOUSE FY2024£2.4m—1unclear—no doubt
PLYMOUTH CHARITY TRUST FY2025£559k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.