Matthew Twentyfive Forty Trust

Analysis

Matthew Twentyfive Forty Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pevensey. It was registered in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Matthew Twentyfive Forty Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £12k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £73k to £16k (-78%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Matthew Twentyfive Forty Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity of Edward Blagdon (£16k), Catherine Martin Trust (£16k) and Covenant Home Trust (£16k).