Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust

Analysis

Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust reported income of £856k and spending of £466k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £341k to £856k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 667%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Brian Murtagh Charitable Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dads Unlimited (£856k), Nene Valley Christian Family Refuge Limited (£856k) and Eurovangelism (£855k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 55%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £457k.