The Matthew Project

Analysis

The Matthew Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06388343). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Matthew Project reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £2.1m (-0.4%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Matthew Project sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edberts House (£2.1m), The Reed Foundation (£2.1m) and Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire Mind (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 12% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £513k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.