The Connection at St Martin-In-The-Fields

Analysis

The Connection at St Martin-In-The-Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03852519). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Connection at St Martin-In-The-Fields reported income of £6.4m and spending of £5.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £6.9m to £6.4m (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Connection at St Martin-In-The-Fields sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St David's Hospice (£6.4m), Springhill Hospice (Rochdale) (£6.4m) and Edhi International Foundation UK (£6.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, charitable activities 31% and trading 3.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £948k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £2.7m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.