Saint Martin's Trust

Analysis

Saint Martin's Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in April 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Saint Martin's Trust reported income of £954k and spending of £981k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £736k to £954k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Saint Martin's Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau (£951k), The Maggie Oliver Foundation (£955k) and Age UK Somerset (£948k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 10%. Grants to other organisations totalled £861k. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 49 months of spending at that rate.