Barry and Martin's Trust

Analysis

Barry and Martin's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Barry and Martin's Trust reported income of £76k and spending of £176k, spending 231% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £163k to £76k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Barry and Martin's Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Diamond Blackfan Anaemia Support Group UK (£76k), Queenborough Town Community Centre Ltd (£76k) and London Tamil Centre (£76k).