Martha Trust

Analysis

Martha Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03467406). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Martha Trust reported income of £8.3m and spending of £7.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6.3m to £8.3m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Martha Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Home and Hospital for Incurables (£8.3m), Church Mission Society (£8.3m) and Quo Vadis Trust (£8.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £169k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 177 people.