The Mathetes Trust

Analysis

The Mathetes Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Mathetes Trust reported income of £66k and spending of £54k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £33k to £66k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Mathetes Trust sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madeley Baptist Church (£66k), The Ugly Duckling Charity (£66k) and St Mary and St George Coptic Orthodox Church Plymouth (£66k).