Heswall Maranatha Trust

Analysis

Heswall Maranatha Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Redditch. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Heswall Maranatha Trust reported income of £106k and spending of £159k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £17k to £106k (+518%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 240%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Heswall Maranatha Trust sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes (£105k), The Sybil Carthew Trust (£106k) and The Goodly Dale Cottage Homes (£105k).

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.