Catherine Martin Trust

Analysis

Catherine Martin Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Catherine Martin Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £13k to £16k (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Catherine Martin Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Matthew Twentyfive Forty Trust (£16k), Opport Foundation-The Charlton Advice Centre (£16k) and Charity of Edward Blagdon (£16k).