The Martin Abramson Charitable Trust No. 18

Analysis

The Martin Abramson Charitable Trust No. 18 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Martin Abramson Charitable Trust No. 18 reported income of £27k and spending of £12k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £109k to £27k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 1794%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Martin Abramson Charitable Trust No. 18 sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redeemed Christian Church of God ("RCCG") King of Kings Community Centre (£27k), City College Peterborough Foundation (£27k) and Christian Church of God Pentecostal (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.