Matthew Trust UK

Analysis

Matthew Trust UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06519209). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Matthew Trust UK reported income of £121k and spending of £30k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,644 to £121k (+1296%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 2134%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Matthew Trust UK sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chichester Heart for Homeless (£121k), Kettering Foodbank (£121k) and Sri Lankan Muslim Community Foundation of Milton Keynes (£121k).