The Calvin and Rose G Hoffman Marlowe Memorial Trust
Analysis
The Calvin and Rose G Hoffman Marlowe Memorial Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Canterbury. It was registered in August 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Calvin and Rose G Hoffman Marlowe Memorial Trust reported income of £37k and spending of £24k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £29k to £37k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Calvin and Rose G Hoffman Marlowe Memorial Trust sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Peter and St Paul Northleach Charitable Trust (£37k), Rhyl Music Club (£37k) and Exmouth Musical Theatre Company (£37k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote and encourage investigative research into the life and works of Christopher Marlowe and into the authorship of the poems and plays now commonly attributed to William Shakespeare with particular regard to the possibility that Christopher Marlowe wrote some or all of those poems and plays or made some inspirational creative or compositional contributions towards the authorship of them.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Peter and St Paul Northleach Charitable Trust | Cheltenham | £37k |
| Rhyl Music Club | Denbigh | £37k |
| Exmouth Musical Theatre Company | Devon | £37k |
| HarmonicaUK | Staffordshire | £37k |