Helen Mathieson Charitable Trust

Analysis

Helen Mathieson Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridgeshire. It was registered in May 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Helen Mathieson Charitable Trust reported income of £15k and spending of £16k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £18k to £15k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 177% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Helen Mathieson Charitable Trust sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Sixteen Bible Church Birmingham (£15k), Pentrich Village Hall (£15k) and Ijaba Mosque and Cultural Centre (£15k).

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.