The 1982 Matthew Trust

Analysis

The 1982 Matthew Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Corby. It was registered in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The 1982 Matthew Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £19k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £28k to £21k (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The 1982 Matthew Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Waterloo Partnership (£21k), Allied Resource Community. (£21k) and 1st Egglescliffe (St John's) Scout Group (£21k).