The Edmund Trust

What The Edmund Trust does

The Edmund Trust is a UK-registered charity (Registered Charity No. 1030968) and company limited by guarantee that delivers person-centred care and support services for people with learning disabilities, complex needs, autism, acquired brain injury, and physical disabilities across the East of England. Founded in 1947 by a group of Cambridge parents and formally registered as a charity in 1955, the trust operates four interconnected service lines: Supported Living (50+ adults in their own tenancy agreements spanning the Foxton-to-Ely corridor), Residential Care (Pauline Burnet House in Chesterton supporting 9 residents, and Rosewood in Milton supporting 6 older residents with learning and physical disabilities), Respite Service at The Poplars in Histon (serving 70+ people from Cambridgeshire, typically in 2-4 day stays of up to 5 guests at a time), and Community Support (flexible packages ranging from two hours to 24-hour care for adults, young people, and children). The underlying care methodology is Positive Behaviour Support, with frontline staff trained in PROACT-SCIPr-UK (Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention) delivered by 4 in-house instructors under licence from the British Institute of Learning Disability (BILD), supplemented by e-learning and face-to-face modules aligned to Skills for Care and Care Quality Commission standards.

The trust's revenue model rests on local authority commissioning as the primary engine: Cambridgeshire County Council is the core commissioning partner via the Learning Disability Partnership (LDP), with Hertfordshire and Suffolk County Councils named as additional commissioning relationships and self-referrals plus private-pay (including private respite) accepted as supplementary streams. A charitable donation channel runs alongside, with the trust stating that 88p of every £1 donated goes directly to services, supported by Gift Aid and third-party platforms (JustGiving, Amazon Smile, KindLink). Referrals flow predominantly through local authority social workers, with a dedicated referrals contact and head office functions (HR, Operations, Finance) centralised at Cambridge Innovation Park, Waterbeach. The trust is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees chaired by Naomi Tomkys OBE, with Professor Tony Holland CBE as Patron, and is led by CEO John Ellis (joined 2015, with stated ~50% growth attribution).

Historically, the organisation evolved from the 2008 merger of Cambridge, Fenland, Peterborough and St Ives Mencap into Cambridgeshire Mencap, then split in February 2014 to create The Edmund Trust (housing, care, support) and Eddie's (community services), before re-integrating Eddie's back into the trust in early 2019 to form the present unified operating model.

Name

The Edmund Trust

Legal name

The Edmund Trust

Website

https://edmundtrust.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Edmund Trust is a UK-registered charity providing supported living, residential, respite, and community care services for people with learning disabilities, complex needs, and autism across the East of England, primarily commissioned by Cambridgeshire County Council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Learning Disability Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Learning disability support
• Supported living services
• Residential care homes
• Respite care services
• Community care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterbeach

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Local Authority Commissioned Services: The Edmund Trust is commissioned by Cambridgeshire County Council to provide a range of services. Primary funding from local authority for supported living, residential care, and respite services.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: For every £1 donated, 88p goes towards services supporting people with learning disability. Gift Aid provides additional 25p per £1 from government.
3. Private Pay Services: Some people fund their own services privately or through self-funding arrangements. Also offers private respite care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Edmund Trust provides person-centred care and support services for people with learning disabilities, complex needs, autism, acquired brain injury, and physical disabilities across the East of England. Its service portfolio spans Supported Living (adults with their own tenancy agreements), Residential Care (two registered homes), Respite Care (short breaks at The Poplars), Community Support (flexible 2-hour to 24-hour assistance), and Eddie's (community-facing division). Services are primarily commissioned by local authorities and supplemented by private-pay arrangements and charitable donations.

Product overview

The Edmund Trust operates as a unified care services platform offering five interconnected services. Supported Living serves as the core offering for adults with tenancies, while Residential Care (Pauline Burnet House and Rosewood) provides full-time care. The Respite Service (The Poplars) offers short breaks supporting over 70 individuals. Community Support delivers flexible hourly-to-daily assistance, and Eddie's serves as the community-facing division managing volunteering and family services. All services are delivered through a person-centred approach aligned with the organisation's Commitment, Collaboration, and Positive Interactions values.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supported Living

Quantifiable outcome

• 88p of every £1 donation goes directly to services
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cambridgeshire County Council - Learning Disability Partnership (LDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Edmund Trust is proud to work in Partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council through the Learning Disability Partnership (LDP). This is a primary commissioning relationship for supported living, residential, respite and domiciliary care services.
• Hertfordshire County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks closely with Hertfordshire County Council for care service provision across the region.
• Suffolk County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks closely with Suffolk County Council for care service provision across the region.
• Continuing Health CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaintains strong links with NHS Continuing Health Care for integrated health and social care services.
• Partners in SupportminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for support services.
• Pringle HousingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner for supported living arrangements.
• Papworth HousingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner for supported living services.
• South Cambridgeshire District CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partner for community development and services.
• BILD (British Institute of Learning Disabilities)coreTechnology or IntegrationPROACT-SCIP®UK training is accredited by BILD. BILD is committed to working with government agencies to help shape UK policy around learning disabilities.
• Skills for CarecoreTechnology or IntegrationTraining packages meet high standards required by Skills for Care, the professional body for the adult social care sector.
• JustGivingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party donation platform for charitable contributions with Gift Aid capability.
• Amazon SmileminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShop online and raise free cash donations for The Edmund Trust.
• KindLink (Donate)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOnline donation platform for single and monthly donations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Community Integrated Care: National UK charity providing supported living, residential, and community support services for people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs. Highly comparable commissioning model.
• MacIntyre: UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities and autism through supported living, residential care, and community services. Closely aligned mission and service mix to The Edmund Trust.
• Hft (Home Farm Trust): National UK charity providing supported living, residential care, and respite services specifically for people with learning disabilities. Highly comparable operating model and population served, though operating at significantly greater national scale.
• Voyage Care: Specialist UK provider of supported living and residential care for people with learning disabilities, autism, and complex needs. Direct competitor for local authority commissioned contracts.
• United Response: UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs through supported living, residential, and community services. Very similar service portfolio and target population.
• Sense: UK charity supporting people with complex disabilities including learning disabilities, delivering residential, supported living, and community services. Comparable charity structure and commissioner relationships.
• Dimensions (Dimensions UK): Large UK charity providing specialist support for people with learning disabilities and autism, including supported living and residential care. Comparable operating model and complex-needs focus.
• Turning Point: UK social enterprise providing learning disability, autism, and mental health services including supported living and residential care. Similar hybrid charity/social-enterprise operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Mencap: National UK charity for people with learning disabilities — the dominant brand in the sector. Significantly larger scale, broader advocacy remit, and direct overlap in supported living and community services.
• CareTech: Large publicly-listed UK provider of specialist social care services for adults and children with learning disabilities and complex needs. Competes for the same local authority contracts but at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheEdmundTrust

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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