Edward Mayes Trust

Analysis

Edward Mayes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09295352). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Edward Mayes Trust reported income of £407k and spending of £450k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £414k to £407k (-1.5%), an average of -0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Edward Mayes Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independence Initiative Limited (£402k), Family Help Darlington CIO (£407k) and Halton YMCA Limited (£401k).

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.