The Anne Matthews Trust

Analysis

The Anne Matthews Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Machynlleth. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Anne Matthews Trust reported income of £371k and spending of £255k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £170k to £371k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Anne Matthews Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodhouse and District Community Forum (£371k), Welcome to the UK (£371k) and Just the Job Environmental Enterprises Limited (£371k).