The Motivation Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Motivation Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability 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 03916496). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Motivation Charitable Trust reported income of £4.0m and spending of £4.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £2.5m to £4.0m (+62%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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 Motivation Charitable Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Stratford-Upon-Avon Town Trust (£4.0m), The Young Foundation (£4.0m) and Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 64%, donations and legacies 20% and charitable activities 16%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £47k. Charitable activities took 32% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £462k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.

Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration.