The Molitor Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Molitor Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 2013, 13 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Molitor Charitable Trust reported income of £49k and spending of £56k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £61k to £49k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Molitor Charitable Trust sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include George Goward and John Evans (£49k), Lymphoma Leukaemia Myeloma Fund (Wales) (£49k) and Norfolk Zipper Club (Cardiac Patients Association) (£49k).
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
In line with the Trust's Charitable Objects the Trustees seek to provide grants to a wide range of charities, community organisations and local appeals. These grants are assessed in accordance with the Trust's overall objectives and have provided essential funds to benefit valuable causes. The focus is primarily on providing funding for education, care and the relief of poverty.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| George Goward and John Evans | Brandon | £49k |
| Lymphoma Leukaemia Myeloma Fund (Wales) | Swansea | £49k |
| Norfolk Zipper Club (Cardiac Patients Association) | Norwich | £49k |
| Redbourn Community Group | Hertfordshire | £49k |