Essex Mason Trust

Analysis

Essex Mason Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Essex Mason Trust reported income of £29k and spending of £40k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £23k to £29k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Essex Mason Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Albans Round Table Charitable Trust Fund (£29k), Flo Charitable Trust (£29k) and Ennerdale Community Association (£29k).