Wheal Martyn Trust Ltd

Analysis

Wheal Martyn Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in February 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01160460). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Wheal Martyn Trust Ltd reported income of £613k and spending of £611k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £460k to £613k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wheal Martyn Trust Ltd sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cotswold Canals Trust (£609k), Midland Railway Trust Limited (£615k) and The Wallacea Trust (£604k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64% and trading 32%. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 33%. Reserves of £130k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.