Martha Louise Jackson Bequest

Analysis

Martha Louise Jackson Bequest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Martha Louise Jackson Bequest reported income of £21k and spending of £13k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,875 to £21k (+341%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 893%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Martha Louise Jackson Bequest sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dragon Tale Theatre Group (£21k), Baldons Fuel Charity Otherwise Known As Poors Land (£22k) and Anne Peirson Charitable Trust (£21k).