Mary Thompson Fund

Analysis

Mary Thompson Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cleveland. It was registered in January 2006, 20 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mary Thompson Fund reported income of £85k and spending of £56k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £80k to £85k (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mary Thompson Fund sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nora and Olive Brewer Memorial Trust (£85k), The Gauchers Association Limited (£85k) and Friends of the Hospital Association - Deal (£85k).