Sandford St Martin (Church of England) Trust

Analysis

Sandford St Martin (Church of England) Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sandford St Martin (Church of England) Trust reported income of £20k and spending of £177k, spending 886% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £89k to £20k (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 341% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sandford St Martin (Church of England) Trust sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unitarian Chapel, Park Lane, Netherend (£20k), NXT Ministries (£20k) and Appleyards Bible Church (£20k).

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.