MPM Charitable Trust
Analysis
MPM Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending April 2025, MPM Charitable Trust reported income of £440k and spending of £295k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £231k to £440k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 808%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, MPM Charitable Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alternatives Activity Centre (£440k), Living with Equal Opportunities Ltd (£440k) and The Kepplewray Trust (£440k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To support humanitarian causes, mainly connected with reglious based enterprises, together with other deserving causes that the Trustees deem appropriate. The Trustees mainly supported projects that relieved some of the effects of poverty in Third World countries, particularly Africa, which had low overheads and where physical checks were being carried out by trustworthy people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Alternatives Activity Centre | Derby | £440k |
| Living with Equal Opportunities Ltd | London | £440k |
| The Kepplewray Trust | Cumbria | £440k |
| The British Polio Fellowship | Watford | £440k |