The Mary Frances Trust

Analysis

The Mary Frances Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in May 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03189443). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mary Frances Trust reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £899k to £2.1m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Mary Frances Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Roger Raymond Charitable Trust (£2.1m), The Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom Limited (£2.1m) and United for Global Mental Health (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 2.9% and investments 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £11k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £916k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.