The Muath Trust

Analysis

The Muath Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04805117). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Muath Trust reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.3m to £3.1m (-5.3%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Muath Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhondda Cynon Taff Citizens Advice Bureau (£3.1m), Hospitality Action (£3.1m) and Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47%, trading 43% and donations and legacies 10%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £684k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 179 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.