Trust of Mrs E M Sidgwick
Analysis
Trust of Mrs E M Sidgwick is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Trust of Mrs E M Sidgwick reported income of £46k and spending of £47k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £46k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Trust of Mrs E M Sidgwick sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Cowfold (£46k), Scaleby Village Hall (£46k) and The Bristol Cathedral Choral Foundation (£46k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity serves as managing trustees for two residential properties on St Matthew's Street which are vested in the Ely Diocese Board of finance. Net rent is applied as grants to promote Christianity in the area around St Matthew's Street, but cannot be used for the relief of poverty nor for the salaries and costs of church services at St Matthew's church.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter, Cowfold | West Sussex | £46k |
| Scaleby Village Hall | Carlisle | £46k |
| The Bristol Cathedral Choral Foundation | Bristol | £46k |
| Christian Associates United Kingdom | Dorset | £46k |